Free Slick Rick! Free Slick Rick! This is crazy to me, but in a good way. Gov. David Paterson, the man who replaced former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (you know, the one that spent 80 000 on THIS hoe), has announced his first gubernatorial pardon and it's for Slick Rick The Ruler! There is a "Treat Em Like A Prostitute" joke in there somewhere but I'm going to leave it alone. In 1991 Slick Rick was convicted on attempted murder charges and has recently faced deportation, but now that is all behind him and his immigration issues are a thing of the past. Now we are going to have to hear people call Gov. Paterson the Hip-Hop Governor.
Gov. David Paterson's statement:
"Mr. Walters has fully served the sentence imposed upon him for his convictions, had an exemplary disciplinary record while in prison and on parole, and has been living without incident in the community for more than 10 years. In that time, he has volunteered at youth outreach programs to counsel youth against violence, and has become a symbol of rehabilitation for many young people. Given these demonstrated rehabilitative efforts, I urge federal immigration officials to once again grant Mr. Walters relief from deportation, so that he is not separated from his many family members who are United States citizens, including his two teenage children.”
Slick Ricky Walter's statement:
"My family and I are eternally thankful to Governor Paterson, my attorneys Michael Krinsky and Craig Kaplan at Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman and to all of the people who have supported me throughout the past seventeen years. This has been a long and difficult road and I am happy for this to be settled once and for all. I look forward to enjoying this time with my family and friends and to continue leading an honest and productive life."
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