From: ron.sam{please-remove}@cox.net   
      
   I love it when you answer, Lefty.   
      
   Everyone out there who leans a little bit toward favoring/believing all this   
   bullshit convicts like to spew about being abused, etc. find themselves   
   faced with the stupidity and inability to think yourself out of a wet paper   
   bag you guys really represent.   
      
   Thanks for making the points, Bro.  Keep up the good work.   
      
      
   "Critter"  wrote in message   
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   > > > 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   
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   > > 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?   
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   > 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.   
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