From: Barking@The.Moon   
      
   > > I have always had a problem with people being stigmatized for life   
   because   
   > of   
   > > conviction, or, other negative things in thier past.   
   > > What I would suggest, is this.   
   > > After a period of ten years, ( it works the same now, for credit) a   
   > persons   
   > > criminal, and, any other negative records, be permanently sealed, with   
   the   
   > only   
   > > access to them on a judges authority, for purposes of criminal   
   > investigations   
   > > or national security purposes.   
   > > It is my opinion that if a person can stay clean for ten years, that, it   
   > is   
   > > highly unlikely that they will re-offend.   
   > > Have any of the advocate or political groups proposed anything like   
   this?   
   >   
   > I don't necessarily disagree with you on this Soup.   
   >   
   > Yet in the very act of typing those words, I can think of myriad   
   exceptions   
   > to the statement:   
   >   
   > Should a chomo be allowed to teach Kindergarten after 10 years?   
   > Should a rapist be allowed to run a Woman's Support Group after 10 years?   
   > Should a man who was convicted of Securities and Exchange fraud be allowed   
   > to invest people's money for them after 10 years?   
      
      
      
   I could defeat you on logical grounds, but prefer to not make a fool of you   
   because the imbalance could result in the termination of our comiseration.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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