Why is society so unforving of those who have made mistakes and need a second chance?

Question

I find myself coming against barriers in employment and housing as I strive to move forward in life. I am determined, but it is difficult when I have done all I can and am hindered because of my past, but am still expeced to become a productive citizen. It would help to have insight into what I am up a against

Answer 1

Strive on with your head held high-you're a child of the universe and have a right to be here like everyone else. People are going to be bouncing off of your behavior. If you present a confident and upbeat personality (whether you feel like it or not), you'll be received that way by most people and opportunities are more likely to come your way. Those that would hinder you are hypocrites and don't count anyway.

Answer 2

This society is based on the foundation that we can do nothing wrong. We are here, we take over, we rule. Now when someone makes a mistake, the person that says this is a mistake has probably never had made this mistake before, or they feel they know all. If someone made the same mistake that I have made before how can I get mad at them. Making mistakes are all apart of life. Learning from mistakes is the hard part. You jsut can't make any major mistakes...

Answer 3

The political pendulum is far to the right at the present time. Slogans and talking-points have built up a big surge of 'personal responsibility' rhetoric to allow people to scoff at the needs of others, particularly if there is blame to be cast. 'Rehabilitation' is a forgotten word.

There is an attempt by the non-fundamentalist mainstream christian churches to participate more fully in that dialog. The news is not getting out much, though.

I find it especially disturbing to hear this anti-charitable punitive talk coming from people who claim to speak for Christianity.
Best of luck. I know from past experience, if you want to succeed, keep trying more doors until one opens.

Answer 4

It depends on what you have done I guess. Sometimes, if you are talking about a life of crime, you will never be able to reestablish yourself within the community that you created the crimes...or even nearby communities (depending on the publicity or severity of the crimes).

Sometimes your only recourse is to move to a different part of the country, change your name, and start over. Sometimes that part of your life catches up to you as well.

If you're talking about a bankrupsy holding you back or something financial, then all you can do is begin paying your bills on time and deal with the ramifications of that. In time that will pass.

Answer 5

Society today is fanatical, paranoid and cold. Most of this is due to world leaders such as George Bush and Tony Blair creating hysteria over terrorism to satisfy their own financial objectives for their country. Ironically, to find solace and understanding one often needs to turn to religion, the initial cause of most of the world's problems. Good luck to you my friend...

Answer 6

I try to take each mistake on a case by case, but when one person makes the same sort of mistakes over and over again, I can't overlook that.

Answer 7

Not everyone is unforgiving but many are wary of people who have made big mistakes in the past because few change.

Answer 8

Because the country is no longer "innocent until proven guilty" and it isn't surprising in that, for example, many criminals who will claim they are rehabilitated will repeat their crime again, so those that actually do rehabilitate are discriminated, but they are the minority.

Answer 9

It is a proven fact that we blame outside sources for our own problems, but expect others to take responsibility for their own actions.

Answer 10

just the way people are sorry