From: Barking@The.Moon   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Attica << ???   
      
      
   > 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.   
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   > "Critter"  wrote in message   
   > news:3wWtb.166926$mZ5.1156763@attbi_s54...   
   > > > > 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?   
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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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