First, I am a retired federal law enforcement agent. One of the first things I learned in the Treasury School of law enforcement and criminal investigation was, NEVER shoot a fleeing felon. If you want to be a gun slinger, get into movies.

Second, In Maine we have a truth in sentencing law that requires you to do the time you were given when convicted. An acquaintance of mine was convicted of murder. His lawyer was a clod. After he served about 15 years, I asked the governor, another almost friend of mine about a pardon and he told me that he had no power to pardon the man because of truth in sentencing. When he developed Alzhiemers, the review board let him out anyway.