
Originally Posted by
Uzor
See, this right here is what's wrong with America. Just because someone has committed a felony does not mean they should be judged based on that for their entire life, that's how you turn someone into a career criminal.
Prison should be about rehabilitation to prevent them from committing more crimes in the future, give them a chance to start over.
Naturally, there are people who just can't be helped, but those are a minority. Should someone who's smoked marijuana really be judged based on that in court and be a reason to make it OK to kill them or not get a job? Especially when it's starting to get legal in so many places? Should someone who stole a candy bar when they were 20 really be judged based on that 10 years later?