I’m slightly puzzled as to why a departing head of government in a democracy should be able to pardon convicted murderers, but I’m sure there’s a perfectly rational explanation

Dec 23, 2020 · 9:57 AM UTC

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Rational explanation for sure, moral one not.
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Everything for a price.
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On one hand executing laws not always leads to justice as any system has edge cases, so having a pardon seems feasible. On the other hand electing a president not always leads to democratic leadership as the voting process has edge cases, so having a pardon seems unjust.
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you're in for a treat: they can even pardon fellow cronies preemptively. they maybe can even pardon themselves... that last one blew my mind.
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"We've always done it that way." q.e.d.