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Originally Posted by plthijinx
SamIam brings up a good point in saying "These days we just put them in jail and eventually they go back to a community that wants no part of them - big surprise." In my case I did not commit the crimes I went to prison for but because I went to prison and have these convictions on my record no one will hire me in my old field. industrial engineering. i've been a cellarite for a minute and there are those here that can vouch for me. it's been more than a year since i "walked out the walls" and it's frustrating. i'm used to leading a comfortable lifestyle and i tell ya, this last year has been rough. i am thankful though that i do have a job even if it's not in either of my fields (engineering and/or aviation). my point is this... i didn't do my crimes yet because the record says i did people believe the record (and why wouldn't they i understand) but people want ex-felons to improve their life/lifestyle, be productive in society, yadayadayada.... yet we don't get the chance. put us in someone else's back yard. fmr.
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I am sorry you had to go through that and are still going through it. I had a minor brush with the legal system myself a few years back and your comments are dead on. As far as I could see, the DA, judge and public defender followed the same formula for everyone accused with little regard for any individual's actual guilt or innocence. Once you've attracted the attention of the system, it mechanically chews you up until it finally spits you out.
For all that, I am still very concerned that a person convicted of such a severe crime will be living so close to me. I suppose the people of my neighborhood will be given more details at the town hall meeting about this on December 6th.