• SupraMario@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    If you have served your time, then all rights should be restored to you. So many people are stuck in a system of poverty because of how our system works.

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      That’s primarily due to application disclosure law not having an expiration or qualification for forgiveness. Make one bad choice at 18 and you’ll be working entry-level or manual labor for the rest of your life. Not to mention the difficulty in finding a landlord that’ll rent to you. It’s so close-minded that we don’t believe in rehabilitation or change as a nation.

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        6 months ago

        It really shouldn’t be legal to ask if someone was a non-violent felon (violent felons would need a different classification).

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          There are some things it’s relevant for, in terms of financial crimes or pharmaceuticals.

          Or a rape charges for working in a SA survivor clinic.

          Elder abuse in nursing homes…

          Etc.

          And all of a sudden when see why we just need to stop categorizing things into felony/misdemeanor and take cases individually

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              It is in fact a problem when you can prescribe drugs and are expected to be impeccably honest.

              Is it a bit of a Catch-22? Sure. Should a doctor be able to do heroin? Sure. Should a doctor caught selling heroin to junkies without even checking their health history be able to keep his license or practice medicine?

              Or how about an accountant that embezzled from his clients?

              I don’t know about that one.

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            I know it is, I just don’t think it should be. Way to many non-violent drug users have their lives ruined over an addiction.

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              Agreed. Our one-chance system is designed to kill addicts. Prison is not rehabilitation, and often leads to the homeless/prison cycle for those who struggle with addiction.