Gov. Mike Parson wants to pardon gun-toting St. Louis couple. What happened to a trial? – By The Kansas City Star Editorial Board (Kansas City Star) / Oct 12 2020
Missouri Governor Mike Parson should know how the criminal justice system works.
Parson is a former Polk County sheriff, yet he wants to pardon a St. Louis couple for crimes they have yet to be tried for or convicted of.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who became a conservative cause célèbre after waving guns at protesters outside their home, were indicted last week by a grand jury for unlawful use of a weapon, a felony, and evidence tampering.
In June, Mark McCloskey pointed an AR-15 rifle at racial injustice protesters, prosecutors allege. Pat McCloskey is accused of provoking fear of injury among the protesters by placing her finger on the trigger of a semiautomatic handgun.
The couple, who spoke at the Republican National Convention after being arrested, is innocent until proven guilty and of course should have their day in court.
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