Should convicted diesel emissions removal shop owners be pardoned with laws changing?

[testerdahl]

A family is asking President Trump to pardon their husband and father in light of recent changes to emissions rules they see undoing his past diesel emissions removal crime. His case isn’t the only one where a shop owner has had to pay substantial fines or had other such penalties. Convicted diesel emissions removal shop owners The family’s story was detailed in Cowboystatedaily.com chronicles 65-year-old Troy Lake who was convicted of removing diesel exhaust equipment from trucks. This popular practice called “diesel delete” removes the diesel emissions equipment on diesel engines. He started doing this in 2004 when diesel particulate […] (read full article...)

 

[Saddle Tramp]

No.

 

[testerdahl]

No.

TikTok is going insane on this short video I did on this. I have never seen so many "yes" or "100" comments in my life! Those guys have some strong opinions the other way. It's wild.

 

[Fightnfire]

Pardoned, not sure. Should they have been charged or convicted...no.

 

[Dusdaddy]

A family is asking President Trump to pardon their husband and father in light of recent changes to emissions rules they see undoing his past diesel emissions removal crime. His case isn’t the only one where a shop owner has had to pay substantial fines or had other such penalties. Convicted diesel emissions removal shop owners The family’s story was detailed in Cowboystatedaily.com chronicles 65-year-old Troy Lake who was convicted of removing diesel exhaust equipment from trucks. This popular practice called “diesel delete” removes the diesel emissions equipment on diesel engines. He started doing this in 2004 when diesel particulate […] (read full article...)

Oh hell no. It was a law at the time of the offense, and it was broken. Start that crap and it will be a new defense for other crimes: "But your honor, in the future, this may not be a crime so why convict them now?"

This isn't a truck owner busted at a smog test. This is a businessman that made lots of money from it and invested money to it better, quicker, etc.

This is more like the pot convictions: busted for simple possession? Sure, expunge everything. A convicted dealer? Nope.