First: I’m pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. There are thousands of people who were previously convicted of simple possession who may be denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result. My pardon will remove this burden.
The takeaway from all of this in a sane society should be that riots and vigilantism will inevitably go hand in hand. You can’t excuse one without the other. That kid shouldn’t have been patrolling the streets. People shouldn’t have been burning down a town. Period.