Jason Riddle says he rejected pardon because ‘it happened. I did those things, and they weren’t pardonable’

In an interview published Friday by New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), US navy veteran Jason Riddle said: “It’s almost like [Trump] was trying to say it didn’t happen. And it happened. I did those things, and they weren’t pardonable.

“I don’t want the pardon. And I … reject the pardon.”

Riddle entered the US Senate parliamentarian’s office, drank a bottle of wine, stole a book and inflicted damage at the Capitol when Trump supporters attacked the building on 6 January 2021 in a desperate attempt to the then president in office after he lost the presidency to Joe Biden weeks earlier, according to court documents. He received a 90-day prison sentence and was fined $750 in April 2022 for pleading guilty to committing misdemeanors in an attack that was linked to several deaths, including officer suicides.

  • ZeroCool@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Good for him. He’ll never have my forgiveness, but I appreciate that he understands he doesn’t deserve it either.

    Edit: I don’t forgive traitors. Some things are unforgivable and 1/6 is one of them. I owe these traitors nothing and they’ll receive exactly that. I hope they live with the shame of their actions for the rest of their lives.

  • Hubi@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    People who reject the pardon are ironically the only ones who would deserve them.

    • DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I like your logic, but I disagree, they don’t deserve pardons either. Pardons are for correcting unjust convictions. Just because they dude repents doesn’t mean his conviction was unjust. Pardon power is absolutely abused by presidents.

      • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        Theyre the ones who deserve a comfortable bed and good food. Maybe house arrest under the right circumstances.

        Note im not for giving prisoners bad accommodations just that there a difference between a bed of questionable quality and a decent one. Same with food theres a difference between forever sloppy joe and pasta alfredo.

        • fishos@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 months ago

          The moment you start thinking about prison in terms of punishment and who deserves worse, you’ve missed the mark. Rehabilitation should be the purpose. There’s a reason other countries have much lower recidivism rates and some of their prisons are like resorts. The point is to nourish the mind, soul, and body to make a BETTER person - not to continue the beatings until morale improves.