Is it fair to hold a 10 yearold felony against a person when they had no other problems since?

Question

No problems with the law since
Completed 10 years of probation without a single violation.
Completely turned life around.
Have remorse.
No one was hurt.
Stealing money was the crime (to feed a drug habbit).

Answer 1

Fair?,, hmm, well that's asking someone to not think,, they are entitled to opinions right? If it was up to me, (DEPENDING on the crime),, petty theft for drug addiction wouldn't worry me so much,, but I would require so much more from a person.. first off, they have to understand that I have the right to be suspicious, and if I'm employing you, then I might not want to put you as a bookkeeper or payroll signer. Would I hire you, sure,, so long as I have testimony, from prior people that you are taking steps forward to be productive, and have changed, and learned, grown. It is unfair, but justified, and reasonable.

If I date you, I'll be somewhat suspicious, .. but so long as you don't give me a reason, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt,,YOU AREN'T THE CRIME, you just acted in a criminal manner. You pay your debt to society, then fine.. alls is a wash with me.. but realize this,, everyone isn't going to share my opinion and be so open minded.. those that aren't usually, (and I'm sorry to offend anyone) either haven't experienced jail, rehab, drugs, crime, and are living in a dream world, or denying their own issues, cause lif isn't perfect, and we all make stupid choices,,

I believe in second, third, fourth chances, but I require someone to show me a viliant and diligent effort about whatever it is... now.. on that note.. molestation, rape, murder, ... I dont' need the drama.

Answer 2

Personally, I think that once a person has served out their sentence, be it in jail, on probation, or what ever, ALL record of that crime sould be destroyed and NO ONE should ever have any way of knowing that the incident occured. This should apply to EVERY crime, in every place. Until that happens, people that have made those mistakes will NEVER have a real chance to do anyting other than go back to jail be cause no one will LET them. It is a prejudice that people have. Even being accused of a crime make one an outcast and most people think that not-guilty only means that they they could'nt PROVE you did it, but the accusation is enough for everyone to think you're guilty.

ALL information concerning court cases and criminal offences should NOT be known to anyonte that is not involved int he case, EVER, and once the case is over, then the information is destroyed so NO ONE has it. That is the only FAIR way to do things.

So NO...it ISN'T fair that people are till holding a 10 year old ofence agains someone...but unitl the system get its colective head out of its @ss, things aren't goin to change...and the people that run the system do'nt want it to. The whole system is set up so that once you have been accused, you are done, for good. Its nothing more than a way to hve power over the loves of others. The ones running the system like to play GOD, and there is nothing to be done about short of revolution...

Answer 3

No. It isn't fair but the authorities cannot let their guard down for a minute when it comes to convicted felons. You need to have your record expunged and be able to prove that you have been dilligent about bettering yourself, which doesn't always mean just not committing another crime. It means have you been continually employed, going to school? Etc? Petition the court to have it expunged and watch out for the district attorney. They will bring up anything they can find to not let you have it. Judges like seeing people turn their lives around and love nothing better than to see folks wanting an expungement. Unfortunately, even if you get an expungement, anyone can pull your name up on the internet and see that you were charged with a criminal offense in the case of state and county criminal cases. The Feds will protect your record though. Hope this sheds some light on this for you. You just keep up the good work.

Answer 4

You may have completely turned your life around, but many others do not, and it can be hard to tell the difference. An employer may simply not want to take the chance. You may not think that's fair, but part of taking responsibility for one's actions is accepting that there is no statute of limitations for the _consequences_ of our actions.

Fortunately there are employers and other people out there who believe in second chances. You may have to start out at the bottom of the ladder, but once you've proven your worth, you'll find that employers are more interested in your skills and how good a recent work history you have.

You sound like a good person who's reformed. Still, it will not be easy for you to get on your feet again. But don't give up, and don't let today's hardships drive you back to repeating yesterday's mistakes. Just keep proving your worth to others, and eventually you will succeed.

Answer 5

Look at the theory of punishments....
Deterrent, preventive, exemplary, compensatory....

This might have been intended to be either of these... whether right or wrong is to be evaluated as an on going process by the elected legislators, advised by jurists and specialists.
Again some flexibility is usually allowed in law , to judge each case , to afford adherence to the very purpose of legislation, as enumerated in the preamble usually!

Answer 6

Yes, it should not be the sole decision of something but it is definately something to consider.....how many other people did not committ a crime or did not have a drug habit to feed...that should count for something that they never messed up.....and how do you say that no one was hurt from you stealing money that money obviously belonged to someone else and you took it when you knew it didn't belong to you....

Answer 7

Your to be commended for turning your life around. The only way to clear your record is to have it expunged. Good luck you have a rough road ahead of you.

Answer 8

If all was restored (as in money back where it belongs) I say let's move on and forgive and forget.