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Old 12-16-12, 08:36 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch View Post


Laws were as they were, which are different to todays laws. Although I would expect a pardon by the current government.
I read somewhere that a pardon was being considered. My first thought was how many others prosecuted under the same laws at the time, prior and post would also be eligible for the same treatment.

Not saying he's undeserving of a pardon, just wondering out loud where it could end up and how an exception could be adequately explained without opening a significant legal can of worms?
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