Should convicted felons be giben a second chance and not be discriminated in society as they are today?

Answer 1

The worst of offenders should be kept in prison. Molesters, rapists, killers and such. The rest should be locked up in a Tech training environment with a D&A rehab inside. This would stop a lot of BS. Most of these people are skilled at something and could not get work before because they had no certification. Teaching them a trade would be an ideal form of rehab and set them up to succeed in society.

Answer 2

Here is the way I answer it as an employer. I am all for giving a felon a second chance however not at the cost of someone who has kept their nose clean and not made the same mistakes. I live in Michigan which is in a different situation from the rest of the country, we started letting out convicts and closing prisons to save money, at the same time our unemployment is high and many people are without work. They created programs to help those released from prison to find work, but what about the people who didn't go to prison?

Answer 3

specific, yet society would not. It has continually been that way and continually would be. A felon comes out of reformatory with a Scarlet F tatooed on his brow (his rap sheet). and no-one needs to hire a felon different than for menial style jobs. And the regulations of their parole are so stringent, it somewhat is in basic terms about impossible to not reoffend. it could be surprising if a felon, who completes his parole without incident, and remains out of difficulty after the parole for, say, 3 greater years, might have the legal wiped from his checklist, giving him yet another possibility at a typical existence. i think of that could supply a minimum of a million/2 of the felons an incentive to truly replace.

Answer 4

They should be given a second chance if their crime was not violent or egregious.

However, employers should be allowed to discriminate against them without reprocussions.

Would you feel comfortable if your babysitter or child's teacher was an ex-felon?

Would you invest your money with a company in which the officers and Board members were convicted of felonies, relating to fraud, embezzelment, et al?

Answer 5

I agree that most convicted felons deserves a second chance,but the most serious crimes as child molesters should not (they should always be locked away.A lot of felons are sorry for what they have done and have completed there time being incarcerated and have learned to behave themselves.Just depends on the crime they committed.

Answer 6

Not to bring religion into it but there's a saying that goes "you may be forgiven of your sins but you can't be relieved of their consequences" and I think that applies here.

If I'm an employer and I hire a person that has been convicted of embezzlement, I'd be nuts to put that person in a situation where they have easy access to my firm's funds. Eventually, that person might gain my trust and prove that they are truly reformed but prudence would dictate being cautious.

Not trusting that person blindly immediately is not an indication that they are not being given a second chance. The fact that they were hired at all is their second chance.

I'm a firm believer of second chances....but I'm also a firm believer of exercising common sense.

Answer 7

Convicted felons often are given second chances, once they've paid their debt to society, but that doesn't equal a clean slate. If a person has a history of stealing, it's not wise to leave him unattended with your money.

Answer 8

Of course.....
but for some, there needs to be monitoring.

At sentencing, a punishment was given. The court decided on the consequence and that should be the end of it. When a person is released from prison and continues to be judged or discriminated against, they are 'overpaying' for their crime.

Answer 9

Yes, but the government do them wrong instead of giving them a second change they set them up for failure.
They send them out with a record who will chase them for ever. Many can't find jobs , so what else to do? make their living through crime. They have to eat and support their families.

Answer 10

Yeah..I agree with some of these other people...it depends on the crime...if it's a child molester or rapist...then no...because if a person is sick enough to be interested in children before jail...then they still will be interested in them once they are free again...to catch a predator has def. proved that.