(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Before he murdered a protester, Daniel Perry did his research on what counts as murder [1] ['Daily Kos Staff', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-14 On May 31, 2020, Perry shows how he is thinking this through: DANIEL PERRY: “I might have to kill a few people on my way to work they are rioting outside my apartment complex.” JUSTIN SMITH: “Can you legally do so?” DANIEL PERRY: “If they attack me or try to pull me out my car then yes.” DANIEL PERRY: “If I just do it because I am driving by then no.” So that’s the first question for Greg Abbott: Do you want to pardon the guy who not only murdered someone, but murdered someone after doing his research on different types of murder charges and showing a preoccupation with driving into crowds of protesters? The second question for Abbott would probably involve some of the more overtly racist things Perry said and shared. Just one with the n-word, apparently, but you don’t need to use that word to be unbelievably racist, like when Perry shared “a meme with a photo of a woman holding her child’s head under the bath water and the text reads, ‘WHEN YOUR DAUGHTERS FIRST CRUSH IS A LITTLE NEGRO BOY.’” Perry also compared Black Lives Matter protesters to monkeys at the zoo and said, speaking for himself, not sharing a meme, “To bad we can’t get paid for hunting Muslims in Europe.” How about that, Gov. Abbott? Still can’t wait to pardon him? But that’s not all prosecutors want on the record about what Perry was up to online. They also have him searching for “good chats to meet young girls” and messaging with multiple underage girls, with the strong implication that he had a sexual relationship with one too young to have her driver’s license. This is the guy Greg Abbott wants to make into a heroic martyr of the right. There are also some messages exchanged that you really want more context on, like this one: OUTGOING MESSAGE: “He is now saying they threaten him. ”JUSTIN SMITH: “Probably. Sounds like he got kidnapped.” OUTGOING MESSAGE: “Look just fix it.” JUSTIN SMITH: “Literally how.” OUTGOING MESSAGE: “By ensuring this never happens again contacting me and my father if he contacts you.” JUSTIN SMITH: “I’m sorry.” OUTGOING MESSAGE: “And tell me if the money shows up.” That exchange goes on from there, concluding: OUTGOING MESSAGE: “I am legally not allowed to talk about said issue anymore.” OUTGOING MESSAGE: “I will hit you up on the DL.” Daniel Perry was obsessed with protests, especially protests for racial justice. He was specifically interested in when it was permissible to kill protesters. He was also sharing racist memes, saying his own personal racist stuff, and hitting on teenage girls. This guy is a real prince. And Abbott isn’t the only Republican who has defended him: x Dan Crenshaw said a convicted murderer who shot a Black Lives Matter protestor shouldn’t only be pardoned but also *compensated.* Now texts and social media posts were just released showing the murderer calling Black people “animals” he wants to hunt and saying “I am a racist.” pic.twitter.com/1cIUTyEdFy — No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) April 14, 2023 Maybe Republicans will back away from Perry a little bit following the revelations in this filing, with their racism and obsession with teenage girls and evidence of premeditation. But that’s not a given. And even if they back away now, they were willing to go with him right up to murder. This is where we are right now: Major politicians in one of the major parties support murderers if the murderer is on their side politically and the victim was on the other side. It’s hard to see how you come back from that. RELATED STORY: Juror: Texas governor's rush to pardon shooter a 'travesty' It's never too early to start talking about the House! Joining us on this week's edition of The Downballot is Inside Elections' Jacob Rubashkin, who offers his thoughts on the overall playing field and a wide range of key contests. Jacob explains why Lauren Boebert might have an easier time of it in her likely rematch, how some candidates have a "special sauce" that allows them to keep winning difficult districts, and why he thinks Mary Peltola is favored for re-election despite Alaska's persistent red lean. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/14/2163926/-Before-he-murdered-a-protester-Daniel-Perry-did-his-research-on-what-counts-as-murder Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/