But if they did it more often with non-violent people, it would be better for the society.
Haley Barbour: “But if they did it more often with non-violent people, it would be better for the society.”
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Jeffrey Toobin suggests that more frequent pardons for nonviolent offenders would benefit society.
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The power of pardon and state is to give people a second chance who have repented, rehabilitated and redeemed themselves.
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