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Hip-Hop Pioneer 'Slick Rick' Pardoned By N.Y. Gov

May 23rd, 2008 2:10pm EDT Post a comment

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson is granting a full and unconditional pardon to rapper Ricky ''Slick Rick'' Walters

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Fri May 23 2008 14:24:21 By: Aquanewt (

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5 years for two attempted murders? Two counts of misuse of a handgun in a crime of violence?He should still be in jail. Where are all the anti-violence/anti-gun folks on this one? In many states it is difficult and costly for law abidding citizens to purchase much less carry guns for legal purposes and now you are going to say to everyone, "well since you are a rap star and that's part of your music , we will forget this ever happened" What a joke.

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Fri May 23 2008 16:54:49 By: ted53 (

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THAT LIKE THE USA KEEPING ALL CRIMMINALS HERE.HE SHOULD NOT HAVE PARDON HIM. BUT PUT HIM TO DEATH, AT LEASE SEND HIM BACK TO THE UNITED KINGDOM WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE CRIMMINALS HERE.I GUESS HE GAVE THE GOVERNOR CASH FOR THE PARDON,IHEARD HE ALSO GAVE MONEY TO THE OTHER CAMPAINS IN PA,NJ, JUST SHOOT HIM.

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Fri May 23 2008 23:00:23 By: treshun (

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what happend in 1991 is old he have paid his do's and i feel like they need to leave that man along. All they want is money and i feel like that they cant stand it when a black man make a change they always look for the worst. By taking him from his family or deporting him is not important because he have done his time. there is more things to that need to be corrected. I feel like they need to leave him along and let him and his family live

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Fri May 23 2008 23:10:19 By: treshun (

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to both of them stupid reports i feel like it sound racial. Because the judge him them years and he did them and now he have made a change and tring to give back but what is any one giving back. How can you pass a judgement on someone. If he was from here would anyone made the statement about send him back. Because we have people every where doing crimminal act even in high places. did no one say that about our black and white familys who is over there in iraq been killed our killing. our how we are suffering for people misstakes. so dont pass judgement until u have swep your own door steps

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Sat May 24 2008 13:15:57 By: joanne_settle (

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I am glad to hear Rick was pardoned and is going to help youth. Now days we need to reach back and help our future leaders

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