More get-out-of-jail-free cards for everyone and benefits for even those who were never in jail but were considered promising candidates. All this, including a who-dun-it mystery which is a bit like the disappearing presidential archive trick that President Roh managed to pull off.
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That’s why I hate these “special” days… It seems every former corrupt, person gets that get out of prison free card.
The fact that they are pardoned also means their criminal history is wiped and they have a clean slate.
Meanwhile foreigners who wish to teach in Korea and have petty criminal records such as DUI, etc – are disqualified.
Lee promised not to make politically-motivated pardons, he made too many business-friendly pardons by giving priority to business tycoons and senior executives who all get to walk away with a clean slate and continue to live a wealthy, luxurious life while the people they hurt suffer.
I think these pardons should be stopped. NO MORE Pardons!!
Is there no way to release them (if you want to “mend political fences”) yet not pardon them (wiping their slate clean)?
Is nothing like a, I don’t know, a Presidential order for early parole? Must it be all or nothing, full pardon or rot in jail? (not that I’m against the latter, but I’m completely against the former slate cleaning)
Is there nothing…
Dammit, Is there no…
(obviously not enough beer yet)
Use the force, “Darth”.
This pardon system in Korea and I believe to some extent in US where people known to be guilty have the slate cleaned. In the UK its a very rarely used thing, usually to clean the slate for someone who years later its found the original conviction was unsafe.
It’s prett rare in the US, too, especially compared to Korea’s Halloween candy give-aways; but there have been egregious abuses, like Slick Willie’s pardon of Marc Rich (in a blatat quid pro quo for political dosh)
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