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• At the same time, a number of conservative elected officials and politicians have publicly expressed interest in pardoning some of these same people.
• Research shows that this use of the pardon power can damage the rule of law in the United States.
• It undermines one of the tools against violence that law enforcement can bring to bear - deterrence.

Diminishing deterrence

• The pardon power is not limited to a sitting president, however; state governors can issue pardons for state crimes.
• And some have expressed similar interest in pardoning those convicted of politically motivated criminal acts in recent years.
• At its simplest, deterrence means that when people consider whether to do something wrong or illegal, they think about the consequences that they, and others, face or have faced.
• This is important, because when a pardon is offered, the certainty of punishment is dramatically diminished – lowering the potential deterrent.

Criminal sanctuary

• This message of criminal sanctuary – relief from punishment – is what former President Trump, Gov.
• Recent research draws a direct connection between criminal sanctuary and political violence.
• “When people perceive that they will be provided sanctuary for their criminal actions … this too leads to crime,” write scholars Laura Dugan and Daren Fisher.
• In my research, I look at how these signals of criminal sanctuary by politicians and elected officials are interpreted and acted upon by far-right online communities in the United States.
• Despite the “tough on crime” stances taken by many conservative politicians, the use of pardons to offer criminal sanctuary likely undermines the rule of law and increases the risks of political violence.

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