There are different classes of felons people.

I'm going to be completely honest here.. I was charged with a felony when I was 22 years old (I'm 36 now). I returned home to visit..went to a party with old friends I haven't seen since high school, got drunk, and in my inebriation state picked up the wrong pack of cigarettes off a table. Later that night I was stopped by police outside..was searched and they found a empty corner of a plastic bag that was cut which had cocaine residue on it that was shoved into the bottom of that pack of cigarettes.. automatic felony possession of less than a gram (they had to cotton swab it..).

I did two years of deferred probation.. People who think "all felons want handouts" or "all felons vote democrat" are morons. I have had a job since I was legally able to work, I've never been on food stamps,..hell I've never even filed for unemployment when I was working turnarounds and in between jobs...and I'm not a Democrat, I'm a conservative.

I was a naive dumb kid 14 years ago and one night I caught a charge for something I didn't even know I had in my pocket. I learned a lot from that though..was always extremely guarded and aware of my surroundings after that and had to cut childhood friends out of my life.

Point is, you'd be surprised who you probably know that has caught a case over one bad decision or just one bad night. Like I said..not all felons are the same, especially those that have a non violent conviction. You want to take away someone's rights for armed roberery, rape, repeat offender etc. Go ahead. But I learned it doesn't take much to catch a case and I'm sure there's plenty of more people like me out there, good people who got caught up.

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