Family Reacts To Pardon

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Leave it to Joe Biden to redefine the term “non-violent” in a way that no reasonable person could have ever imagined. When the White House announced that Biden had issued clemency to nearly 2,500 federal inmates, it was spun as a magnanimous gesture to help “non-violent drug offenders” serving excessively long sentences.

What they failed to mention was that included in this so-called “non-violent” list was Adrian Peeler—a Connecticut drug kingpin who ambushed and killed a mother and her 8-year-old son to stop her from testifying against his brother in court. If that’s Biden’s idea of non-violent, one has to wonder what his definition of violent is—someone jaywalking?

Let’s break this down. In 1999, Peeler executed Karen Clarke and her young son, leaving the boy with a bullet wound to the back of his head and his mother riddled with bullets as she desperately tried to call for help. Why? Because she had the courage to testify against Peeler’s brother in a murder case.

Peeler didn’t just shatter a family; he terrorized an entire community. His cold-blooded act was so heinous that it led Connecticut to overhaul its witness protection program and name a park in Clarke’s honor. And yet here we are, in 2025, with Joe Biden signing off on clemency for Peeler and letting this monster walk free nearly a decade ahead of schedule. How does that square with “justice”?

If you think Peeler’s release was some kind of mistake or oversight, think again. Biden’s administration proudly boasted that he’s issued more pardons and commutations than any president in history. And while the media might try to package this as a compassionate push to reform the justice system, the truth is it’s another reckless and dangerous move that prioritizes criminals over victims. Just ask Clarke’s family. “It’s like we’re being traumatized all over again,” said her brother, Oswald. That’s the legacy Biden is leaving behind—reopening old wounds for grieving families, all in the name of political pandering.

Even Democrats like Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut couldn’t believe this one, calling it a failure of the pardon system and admitting that “someone dropped the ball here.” Really, Senator? “Dropping the ball” is forgetting to send an email, not releasing a convicted killer who slaughtered a child. But it doesn’t stop with Peeler. Biden’s “non-violent” clemency list also included two Virginia men, Ferrone Claiborne and Terence Richardson, who were involved in the death of a police officer during a drug deal gone bad. Again, non-violent. Biden might as well hand out participation trophies to criminals while he’s at it.

And if that wasn’t enough, Biden also commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a left-wing activist convicted for his role in a 1975 ambush that killed two FBI agents. Even former FBI Director Christopher Wray begged Biden not to do it, but apparently, the pleas of law enforcement don’t matter when there’s a political narrative to push. Oh, and let’s not forget the pardons for family members and allies, including Hunter Biden, Dr. Fauci, and January 6 Committee members. Because nothing says “justice” like a little insider favoritism.

This isn’t justice reform; it’s chaos. Biden is signaling to criminals everywhere that the system will always bend over backward to accommodate them, even at the expense of innocent families, law enforcement, and basic public safety. It’s no wonder police morale is at an all-time low, and victims’ families feel abandoned by their own government. Biden’s America is one where criminals get a second chance, but victims and their loved ones are left to pick up the pieces—again and again.

So, congratulations, Joe. You’ve managed to not only undermine the rule of law but also re-traumatize families who thought they could finally begin to heal. It’s no wonder approval ratings are tanking when you prioritize killers and drug traffickers over the very people you were elected to serve. This isn’t leadership; it’s a disgrace. 2024 can’t come fast enough.