Fiercely determined to go out on the lowest possible note, now-former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo commuted the prison sentence of former Weather Underground member David Gilbert shortly before he left office.
#Breaking: Cuomo commutes sentence of radical who took part in '81 robbery — father of SF DA @ChesaBoudin https://t.co/MLtPjnezIp via @TimesUnion
— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) August 24, 2021
Just hours before leaving office, Cuomo granted commutation of the 75-years-to-life sentence of David Gilbert, ex-member of the radical Weather Underground who in 1981 took part in robbery of Brink's armored truck "that left 2 Nyack police officers and a security guard dead." https://t.co/nyOy3tt6ar
— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) August 24, 2021
Just before leaving office, Cuomo commuted David Gilbert's 75-year sentence for felony murder, rendering him eligible for parole.
Gilbert is, of course, the father of S.F. District Attorney Chesa Boudinhttps://t.co/vcfeRLtqU6
— Charles Fain Lehman (@CharlesFLehman) August 24, 2021
Gilbert’s son, San Francisco D.A. Chesa Boudin, couldn’t be more thrilled. He’s just busting, guys:
My heart is bursting. On the eve of my first child's birth, my dad – who's been in prison nearly my entire life – was granted clemency.
He never intended harm, yet his crime devastated many families.
My heart breaks for the families that can never get their loved ones back.
— Chesa Boudin 博徹思 (@chesaboudin) August 24, 2021
Me and my dad in one of our last precious moment of freedom together. pic.twitter.com/ZaOYdn1tx4
— Chesa Boudin 博徹思 (@chesaboudin) August 24, 2021
Isn’t that special?
Fixed it for you: pic.twitter.com/6LutOsMrb3
— The Original Pigpen. Wilmont Kurtz (@drfeedbacker) August 24, 2021
His dad, who just received clemency from Cuomo, murdered three people while committing robbery. https://t.co/bGQwwmaqNS
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) August 24, 2021
You dad LITERALLY murdered a black armored car driver to fund a domestic terrorist cell… https://t.co/Dp5nQxtS6N
— NevilleTheCat (@FearTheFloof) August 24, 2021
Not pictured: the last precious moments of the 3 people Daddy murderedhttps://t.co/SIVmbRbHvv
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 24, 2021
precious moments pic.twitter.com/Os4JV8WuGD
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 24, 2021
thankfully this prison-orphaned waif was raised by sterling model citizens <checks notes> Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn pic.twitter.com/wntcUu2QVi
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 24, 2021
If you want to spend time with your infant kid, don't commit a bank robbery with automatic weapons, killing a security guard and two cops.
— HaightCitizen (@CitizenHaight) August 24, 2021
I’ve discovered this neat trick for spending time with your kids rather than going to jail: not murdering multiple people
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) August 24, 2021
But David Gilbert never intended any harm! Doesn’t that count for something?
“He never intended harm”
He robbed an armored truck and left three people dead. https://t.co/QBFxg3HAGm
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) August 24, 2021
Your father is a domestic terrorist. He always intended harm. https://t.co/DZ132lE25c
— Carly Ortiz-Lytle (@intlcarly) August 24, 2021
"Never intended harm"? He was a getaway driver in an armed robbery that killed three people. https://t.co/j6dXZqrANj
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) August 24, 2021
Chesa Boudin got his moral compass from domestic terrorists. And now he’s following that compass on behalf of San Francisco.
Yes, the guy who was a leading member of the Weather Underground terrorist organization, and who committed felony murder in a Brinks truck robbery as the getaway driver "never intended harm."
This guy is the DA for San Francisco, btw. https://t.co/8skWKJDmyx
— Jeff B. tried to do his best, but he could not (@EsotericCD) August 24, 2021
This is repulsive. Good job, San Francisco. https://t.co/YBfNNZWbu0
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) August 24, 2021
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