PresidentĀ Joe BidenĀ is expected to pardon USāÆveterans who were convicted by the military over a 60-year period under a military law that banned gay sex, three US officials told CNN.
On the other, Iāve always considered pardons to be insulting when theyāre being distributed to people on the receiving end of injustice, as accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt.
In the legal sense, a pardon is not an admission of guilt (see #4 ), but socially it bears the resemblance of an admission by someone who has not yet been charged or convicted. Given that these folks were already found legally guilty of a ācrimeā that is no longer a crime, I donāt see how accepting a pardon is an admission of anything other than they had been wronged.
But Iām just some straight cis white dude in the internet and my feelings are not the ones that matter in this matter.
What they ought to do is expunge the convictions and offer some form of recompense for the unjust treatment, but reparations arenāt something our government wants to talk about.
In order to get their records changed under the pardon, individuals will need to complete an online application, which will go to their military service department. The services will then review the individualās court-martial and service record and determine if they are eligible for the pardon; that determination will then be sent to the attorney general, acting through the Department of Justiceās pardon attorney, a US official explained.
The certificate of pardon does not automatically change someoneās discharge status. If a certificate of pardon is issued, the service member will then have to apply to their respective military departmentās board of corrections to have their military records corrected.
On the one hand, this is long overdue.
On the other, Iāve always considered pardons to be insulting when theyāre being distributed to people on the receiving end of injustice, as accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt.
The US Government was guilty here.
In the legal sense, a pardon is not an admission of guilt (see #4 ), but socially it bears the resemblance of an admission by someone who has not yet been charged or convicted. Given that these folks were already found legally guilty of a ācrimeā that is no longer a crime, I donāt see how accepting a pardon is an admission of anything other than they had been wronged.
But Iām just some straight cis white dude in the internet and my feelings are not the ones that matter in this matter.
What they ought to do is expunge the convictions and offer some form of recompense for the unjust treatment, but reparations arenāt something our government wants to talk about.
I didnāt read it. Did it clear the way for honorable Discharges?
If so that is good
Yes, but there is paperwork.
Iāve never really thought about it this way. Good point.
Hopefully more this kind of guilty