The independence activists regarded Japanese collaborators as 'anti-nationalist traitors' who should not be pardoned for by any reason.
Tina should of course not be pardoned for her cheating, but it should be noted that when Tina strayed, it was for love, while when Bette did, it was for power; she fucked her TA for gods sake.
"Todd is guilty, the criminal justice system and the courts confirmed his guilt, and he should not be pardoned for his crimes," Kuykendall said in an exclusive statement to The Huffington Post.
Lawyers disagree over whether the immigrants could be pardoned for civil crimes they haven't been formally accused of, and whether such a pardon would actually prevent them from being deported while they seek legal status.
A letter signed by the surviving Doors members Ray Manzarek, John Densmore and Robby Krieger, as well as by the Morrison family, similarly criticized the pardon of Morrison, saying, "We don't feel Jim needs to be pardoned for anything".
Smith can be pardoned for his naivety about what an African-American public figure can and can't say.
Patricia Kennealy Morrison, an author who identifies herself as the widow of Morrison, the Doors' front man, said in an e-mail to The New York Times that the singer "would utterly spurn even the thought of being pardoned for something he didn't do, and he would be furious at this ridiculous, cheap, politically motivated ploy".
Five and a half years into his sentence, Tarek was pardoned for reasons he still doesn't understand.
"The question of whether I as a whistleblower should be pardoned is not for me to answer, but I will say this.
