Pardoned Kentucky killer sentenced to 42 years in prison

[tallguy]

A man pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing will return to prison to serve a 42-year federal sentence for the same crime.

Patrick Baker was convicted of murder committed during a drug trafficking crime last year in a federal trial. He had been out of prison since 2019 when former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned him for the slaying of Donald Mills.

But media reports that Baker's family had political connections to Bevin and hosted a fundraiser for the former Republican governor put a spotlight on the case. Federal authorities brought new charges against Baker for the killing in May, and he was convicted in August.

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Wonder what the former governor thinks now?  Pardon a family friend's kid and have him end up with an additional 20 years in prison after a second conviction?  Sounds like justice to me, or it would if they could charge the former governor too.  Sounds like the pardon power for governors and presidents should also be subject to recommendation and oversight as well.

[laterbloomer]

I've come to the conclusion that there isn't a system out there that is immune to corruption. As long as there are people wanting to corrupt we're screwed.

[Tennesseer]

Not surprising Patrick Baker is now going to be in prison for a long time.

One only has to review the list of people, including his son-in-law's father, trump pardoned and/or commuted their prison sentence and their connections to those who freed them.  A few of them trump freed are back in the news for all the wrong reasons again.


List of people granted executive clemency by Donald Trump

[djAdvocate]

Jan 19, 2022 9:08:25 GMT -5 laterbloomer said:

I've come to the conclusion that there isn't a system out there that is immune to corruption. As long as there are people wanting to corrupt we're screwed.

i think that is mostly true.

a better way of viewing it is that any system that relies on the honor of those that run it is going to run afoul when those that run it have no honor.

[tallguy]

Jan 19, 2022 11:29:33 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Not surprising Patrick Baker is now going to be in prison for a long time.

One only has to review the list of people, including his son-in-law's father, trump pardoned and/or commuted their prison sentence and their connections to those who freed them.  A few of them trump freed are back in the news for all the wrong reasons again.


List of people granted executive clemency by Donald Trump

I debated bringing up Trump's list, but figured it would be better as a follow-up post.  So thanks for that.   

[tallguy]

Jan 19, 2022 15:06:26 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Jan 19, 2022 9:08:25 GMT -5 laterbloomer said:

I've come to the conclusion that there isn't a system out there that is immune to corruption. As long as there are people wanting to corrupt we're screwed.

i think that is mostly true.

a better way of viewing it is that any system that relies on the honor of those that run it is going to run afoul when those that run it have no honor.

Exactly why the Republican Party needs to die.  There are only a random few who possess any honor, courage, or integrity.