What might have been.

[Jolly]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/york-when-1-099-felons-vote-in-race-won-by-312-ballots

[taiwan_girl]

To me, if you have done your sentence and everything, I am not sure why you should not be allowed to vote.

(But i the article case, it appears that the law was broken. I just dont agree with the law).

[Mik]

Because recidivism. For every felon that truly reforms there are many more who do not and are simply working toward their next charge. 44% return to jail within a year.

[Jolly]

If you go through the gates of Angola for the second time, the probability that you will die in Angola approaches 98%.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Mik said in What might have been.:

Because recidivism. For every felon that truly reforms there are many more who do not and are simply working toward their next charge. 44% return to jail within a year.

Well, when no one will hire or rent to you, what would you do?

[taiwan_girl]

@Aqua-Letifer said in What might have been.:

@Mik said in What might have been.:

Because recidivism. For every felon that truly reforms there are many more who do not and are simply working toward their next charge. 44% return to jail within a year.

Well, when no one will hire or rent to you, what would you do?

Exactly

. @Mik , I don’t think it is the right way to go that you stop giving people a second chance. I don’t think that it is fate that causes people to go to jail again. Yes, some people are bad and the matter what you do they are going to commit a crime again. But I don’t think it is the majority. Otherwise, most people in the world (Including probably some in this forum board would not have a second chance)

[Copper]

I suspect most people convicted of a serious felony have already used their second and third chance.

Look at Hillary Clinton, she has burned several extra chances. When she is finally convicted it won't be for a first offense.