Outgoing New Mexico governor Bill Richardson is giving consideration to pardoning Billy the Kid for his crimes during his years as an outlaw in the 1800s.
And the question being asked is this: Should the Kid be pardoned?
Two words as far as I’m concerned: HELL NO.
He killed several people before murdering a Sheriff and two deputies during his short life, before being gunned down by Pat Garrett. And they’re still unsure of how many murders that the Kid actually carried out. Some have attributed over twenty murders to Billy the Kid.
I don’t care that his life has been painted as heroic by Hollywood in recent years.
He was a cold blooded killer who is undeserving of consideration of a pardon. I also think that the governor of New Mexico (or any state for that matter) can pardon someone more deserving of it.
Many people who are pardoned today got into trouble, spent time in jail, came out, and never got into trouble again. In fact, some of the more recent pardons were given to people who became model citizens after they paid the price for whatever they did to get put into jail in the first place.
The Kid kept killing after his murder of the two deputies who were manning the jail that he was locked up in. This is not my idea of a model citizen.
Give the pardon to someone else. I’m hoping Governor Richardson chooses not to act.
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