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On Saturday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was found guilty of killing a protester during a Black Lives Matter rally the previous day. The governor stated that Sgt. Daniel Perry, 35, acted in self-defense when he shot 28-year-old Garrett Foster multiple times during the Austin protest on July 25, 2020.
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Abbott emphasized that Texas has robust “Stand Your Ground” self-defense laws, which he believes should not be overridden by a jury or a progressive District Attorney. He attributed the guilty verdict to José Garza, the county’s Democrat District Attorney backed by George Soros, and pledged to curb the influence of “rogue District Attorneys.”
In a tweet, Abbott expressed strong support for the notion that Garza deliberately misled the Grand Jury throughout the trial. He has asked the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to expedite their review of Perry’s case and recommend a pardon, a decision that the state constitution prevents him from making directly.
Daniel Perry was working as an Uber driver in Austin, TX when he found himself in the middle of a BLM mob.
A guy came up to his car and pointed an AK-47 at him and he fired back in self defense.
He was indicted for murder by a Soros-funded DA and was just found guilty. pic.twitter.com/bx5kLXzqva
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) April 7, 2023
Abbott eagerly awaits the Board’s recommendation, stating that he will approve the pardon as soon as it reaches his desk. Since the incident nearly three years ago, Perry has maintained that he shot Foster only after the protester aimed an AK-47 at his car.
Perry, stationed at Fort Hood approximately 70 miles north of Austin, encountered the rally while working as a Uber driver. He reportedly became furious when protesters began hitting his vehicle.
Abbot has done just that. In texas you have to get a recommendation from the pardon board (the gov can't just pardon) before he can do it.
Greg has made the request and asked it be expedited
— H- minus (@Hminus6) April 8, 2023
Perry’s defense team argued that Foster, wearing a neoprene vest and armed with an AK-47, a club, and a knife, raised his gun first, prompting Perry to shoot in self-defense.However, witnesses testified that Foster never raised the weapon and was pushing his quadruple-amputee fiancée’s wheelchair at the time of the shooting.
Both Foster and Perry are white. Prosecutors presented old social media posts by Perry, demonstrating his strong anti-protest sentiments and claims that people could get away with shooting protesters in Texas. Perry, who faces life imprisonment, broke down when the verdict was announced on Friday.
Apparently the State of Texas no longer recognizes the right of self-defense. @GregAbbott_TX is welcome to come on and discuss. pic.twitter.com/A7o5MvZTVy
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 8, 2023
