Billy the Kid to be pardoned?

[Grouchy Spike 66]

Rueter's carried the story about Governor Richardson of New Mexico considering a pardon for BTK.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101217/od_nm/...mV3bWV4aWNvZ292

 

See also:

 

http://www.governor.state.nm.us/btk.php

[Rye Miles #13621 5,550]

Richardson is an idiot, he's seeking headlines so he can get elected to something down the road. This is ridiculous!

[Blue Steel Duke 0]

This is a priority in New Mexico these days? I thought they had a little trouble with their 'neighbors" to the South?

 

BSD

[Guest diablo slim shootist]

I know lets pardon Bonny& Clyde here in Texas -Opps

they never went to jail did they

[Grouchy Spike 66]

Richardson fiddles while Rome burns?

[BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 407]

A meaningless waste of time! Not the first time government has done such as that.

 

Blackfoot

[Dakota Rebel, SASS# 58412 10]

The Governor of Florida is considering a pardon for Jim Morrison (The Doors) for lewd behavior. Apparently, this is a good use of time. Pardons should be for the living who have turned their lives around, or to correct an unjustice. Neither applies here.

[Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L 428]

BILLY THE KID for PRESIDENT 2012!

 

I guess a promise is a promise..albeit late

 

GG ~

[Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life 810]

Gets him a "Get out of the grave" free pass.

[Squint Westwood SASS#2165 0]

An absurd waste of time and effort. Gov. Richardson needs to find something better to do with his time - like secure the border with Mexico.

Squint

[MMJ#89586 0]

I have never understood the point of these pardons.

[Trailrider #896 1,536]

Is that why they were playing "Chisum" on AMC today?

[Dirty Dan Dawkins 588]

Richardson is an idiot, he's seeking headlines so he can get elected to something down the road. This is ridiculous!

 

+1

[Texas Phil Peeno #50923 0]

Why ruin a legend? As a kid I played as Billy the Kid. As an adult I watched Billy the Kid movies. To many men above their forties looked up to Billy in one form or another. Why ruin that childhood fantasy for an unmemorable blurb in political history. Governor Richardson, do not ruin one of our cowboy hero!

 

BTW, Billy the Kid was not killed by Pat Garrett. He lived a ripe old age in Texas.

 

PS. Did anyone of y'all played as Pat Garrett when y'alls were kids?

[grubstake charlie 0]

PS. Did anyone of y'all played as Pat Garrett when y'alls were kids?

 

Actually, yes I did. When I was in elementary school one of Pat Garrett's granddaughters lived about 1 block away, and she had one of his Colts in a glass box on the fireplace mantel. We all imagined getting to hold it (but we never did).

[John E. Law 2]

The Governor of Florida is considering a pardon for Jim Morrison (The Doors) for lewd behavior. Apparently, this is a good use of time. Pardons should be for the living who have turned their lives around, or to correct an unjustice. Neither applies here.

 

 

Um, you mean Pardoned. It was official last week. I know my life just got that much better knowing that poor old dead Jim no longer has that hanging over his good name I love how, in the state of our economy, we're waisting tax dollars on this crap.

 

JEL

[Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 717]

According to this article the governor has a website where you can advise him regarding pardoning the Kid.

[Mean Matt McCord, SASS #24683 0]

Um, you mean Pardoned. It was official last week. I know my life just got that much better knowing that poor old dead Jim no longer has that hanging over his good name I love how, in the state of our economy, we're waisting tax dollars on this crap.

 

JEL

 

That was nothing more than Crist's middle finger at the state of Florida for supporting Rubio instead of him.

[Tionesta Toby, SASS #74169 0]

The Governor of Florida is considering a pardon for Jim Morrison (The Doors) for lewd behavior. Apparently, this is a good use of time. Pardons should be for the living who have turned their lives around, or to correct an unjustice. Neither applies here.

Jim Morrison was convicted of exposing himself which he didn't do. He may not have been the greatest person, but he wasn't guilty of the crime -- so his pardon DOES correnct an injustice.

[Guest Paniolo Cowboy SASS #75875]

It's probably another of Bill Richardson's great ideas.

 

When Richardson served as Bill Clinton's first U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and then as Energy Secretary. It was his great idea to help North Korea with Nuclear development.

 

See where that has got us!

[Trailrider #896 1,536]

Howdy, Pard,

Will he or won't he? That is the question. Saw him interviewed on the subject, and he said he has to decide by tomorrow, his last day in office.

 

He says he'll only pardon him for the crimes that Gov. (General) Lew Wallace renigged on, not for killing the "lawmen" who allegedly killed his boss. Hmmm... Ya reckon a pardon will remove the bullets from his dessicated carcass, and restore him to life?

 

Ah, well...

 

Happy New Year, y'all! Godspeed to those still in harm's way in the defense of Freedom everywhere! God Bless America!

 

Your Pard,

[Snake River Clay SASS #34984 99]

Billy the Kid was NOT pardoned by the Governor.

[Smoken D 1,419]

Sure did surprise me. All that hype, all that money spent. Another reason it's called "Criminal Justice System"!

[Trailrider #896 1,536]

Billy the Kid was NOT pardoned by the Governor.

 

Sorry, Kid! Guess you're just gonna have to lie there unpardoned for the rest of Eternity! Still not sure what would have happened if Gov. Bill had pardoned you. Were you gonna wait until Halloween to jump up?

 

Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to all! Godspeed to those still in harm's way in the defense of Freedom everywhere! God Bless America!

 

Your Pard,

[Cowboy Junky 727]

I guess they have nothing better to do with their time.......I'm meant the Country is doing great right now so they have to look for things to do to kill time until elections start up again.

[Snake River Clay SASS #34984 99]

CCK must be beside herself.

 

 

OOPS! Nevermind she started out that way!

[Grizzly Adams 3674 15]

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/gov-bill-r...ly-kid-12513748

[Good Hands SASS #8247 0]

Why would anybody give a partial pardon to a guy that's been dead for years (even if he wasn't killed in NM and lived out his life in Texas which I don't believe he did)? Obvious PR gimmicks like this are irritiating.

[Shoshone Slim, SASS #31347 0]

CCK must be beside herself.

 

 

OOPS! Nevermind she started out that way!

 

I haven't thought about that pathetic loon in a loooong time.

[Rye Miles #13621 5,550]

It's probably another of Bill Richardson's great ideas.

 

When Richardson served as Bill Clinton's first U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and then as Energy Secretary. It was his great idea to help North Korea with Nuclear development.

 

See where that has got us!

 

Is that why Richardson just went over to North Korea again??? What's up with this guy?

[Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 717]

Here's the Governor's written statement. While I don't support the man I do note he is very capable of communicating with rogues and tyrants. It's useful to have someone with that skill set around.

[Dungannon Gunner 52]

I know lets pardon Bonny& Clyde here in Texas -Opps

they never went to jail did they

 

Well said!

[Shirley Shooter, SASS #33848 0]

I believe Gov. Richardson has a SASS Life badge number 60,000, but I may be wrong.

[Wylie Harp, #21158L 4]

Whether or not Gov. Wallace promised Billy the Kid a pardon is irrelevant, just as this whole exercise by Gov. Richardson has been. It was nothing but a cheap publicity stunt and flys in the face of history proving nothing.

 

~:Wylie:~

[Rye Miles #13621 5,550]

Just read this mornin that Richardson decided NOT to pardon Billy. Great news our favorite outlaw is still an outlaw!