Absolutely. In 2010 the govt barricaded roads, revoked grazing - charged the Hammonds under the federal

Posted: Jul 16th, 2018 - 3:26 am In Reply to: Think it was a good idea for Trump to pardon - two arsonists?

anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (just a little over the top, don’t you think?) with a 5 yr prison term. The fire only did $100 worth of damage and was started by accident.

They accepted a plea deal, served some time, but the U.S. Attorney appealed the trial judge’s decision, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to order the Hammonds back to prison to serve the five year term. At this same time, the Hammonds were struggling to pay a $400,000 federal government civil settlement. If they couldn't pay the money, the government takes their ranch.

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Think it was a good idea for Trump to pardon - two arsonists? (Views: 423, 2018-07-15, 12:38 pm)
- Absolulely not...sm - Old Anon (Views: 214, 2018-07-15, 1:28 pm)
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  - It was no accident - Arson (Views: 190, 2018-07-16, 7:27 am)
- Yes. - sm (Views: 173, 2018-07-16, 12:54 am)
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