Quote:To the bolded part, my job partners with a offender work reentry program and some offenders who have started their own business have NEVER acted they way as described in the disputed article. I know this from first hand knowledge and experience when visiting with them and their attorneys and lawyers.

In every courtroom, in front of every Judge, you will see people acting like idiots. You don't have to wait long. It may not be every day, but it is regular.


Whether it be sovereign citizen idiots, or those believe jailhouse lawyers overall the real thing, or just those lacking in any good sense, they are impossible to avoid.


That doesn't mean there aren't really, really good people who get locked up who are innocent or who screwed up and are still decent people.


Not to mention the AMAZING times you see a stone cold criminal turn around and be a productive member of society and get their act together.


That being said, if you hang around any court room long enough, you will see people acting in amazing and impossible ways.


It's completely unavoidable. I'm not saying EVERY person charged acts like a tool, but rather ANY one could across the board.


One thing that has always bothered be though, is why we have to saddle people with labels like "convicted felon" and it be a life sentence. Not talking about murderers, rapists, armed robbers and such. We will gladly forever make someone unhirable for driving on a suspended license too many times or having 21 grams of weed, or selling the same, or falsely verifying ownership of an item to a pawn shop (yet the pawn shop isn't accountable at all).


Sorry about the mini rant there.

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