Governor Strickland gives clemency to 78
23 Nov 2009
FOX Toledo and the Columbus Dispatch two examples of the media coverage.
One of the cases noted by both media sources is Willie Knighten Jr., which the media release from the Governor goes into more detail about, including sharing a copy of the letter written by the now deceased Judge in the case, Judge William Skow. There’s also a chart you can download that outlines Strickland’s decisions in a spreadsheet format.
Good to see Governor Strickland freeing up some prison space by letting a killer go home just in time for Thanksgiving. That leaves room available for guys like Tom Noe whom did a lot more than just your average gang banger/murderer.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:03 amIt is curious that the mother of the victim found the convicted “not guilty”. The important thing is not that the right person went to jail, but that someone went to jail. It makes us feel that the government is doing its job. One murderer, one convicted, and who gives a damn that it is not the same person. Money is saved this way.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:18 amOn the tv segments they show him
saying he is not bitter at all, etc
Maybe everyone should not just listen
to what he saying the day he is realeased from prison after all those years but closely follow his actual actions for quite a while!!
Time and Actions show much more!
November 25th, 2009 at 12:58 pmRemember that a pardon is not a determination of innocence nor does it void the conviction.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:24 pmJudge Skow’s letter is more than enough reason to issue clemency. If the judge says “it is more likely than not that Willie Knighten was innocent of the underlying charges”, what else are we to do?
November 25th, 2009 at 2:53 pmNick arvantis got a full pardon! remember him? he was the kid a couple days after Columbine he sent a fake threat to school threatening a shooting or blowing it up or something! Northview or Southview i believe was the school. Then it was revealed after he was arrested he didn’t live in the district and he had to pay Sylvania money cause he went there illegally.
However, if he has lived a good life, i believe he has, then he should get a pardon!
Remember people, pardons only aren’t for the alleged innocent or rich people!
November 25th, 2009 at 9:40 pmDD Boots, even if he is innocent, he spent time for the crime. He is unlikely to find a job. I bet there is a better than 50-50 chance that he will commit some crime, and be returned to prison. If he had gotten a college education, set up a ponzi scheme, and bilked people out of billions, or got people to trust him with their mortgages he could have stolen millions. That’s the kind of crime this country needs more of. It teaches us the value of capitalism.
November 25th, 2009 at 10:20 pm