Joe Biden pardons son Hunter in final weeks in office (www.abc.net.au)

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In short:

Outgoing US President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, saying "raw politics … led to a miscarriage of justice".

Hunter Biden was convicted of gun charges and tax evasion and was facing sentencing hearings scheduled for mid-December.

Joe Biden said he made the decision over the weekend while spending the Thanksgiving holiday with his family.

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[-] Nath@aussie.zone 17 points 3 weeks ago

Ahh - US politics. You'll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

Weird that he's been pardoned for buying a gun and evading taxes. I thought those things were supposed to be rights in the USA.

[-] eureka@aussie.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago

Weird that he’s been pardoned for buying a gun and evading taxes. I thought those things were supposed to be rights in the USA.

Gun rights and tax evasion are privileges!

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People and companies rich enough are avoided by the IRS as it's too much work to put a case against them. Taxes for the poor, not the powerful.
Gun control legislation has repeatedly been enacted after anti-slavery, worker strikes (during red scare) or when minority groups armed themselves (The Mulford Act, which even the NRA supported). Gun control for the poor, not the powerful.

[-] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's a big club, and we ain't in it.

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