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heeler wrote:It can in fact do just that or be the cause of some very deep resentment.
Point in case.
I had a relative who was convicted of a non violent felony in the mid 1960's and served four years of his life in the TDC and was on parole for another two years.
At age 66 he had been working for a company for a number of years and since his release from incarceration had walked a straight line.
A new group bought the company he worked for and after about three months they had all the employees fill out a back ground information query in which one question was have you ever been convicted of a felony?
He answered honestly.
He was fired that following Monday.
You are never ever free from a felony conviction.

steve817 wrote:

gwtrikenut wrote:I have never been arrested of any crime, but do wonder, when we, as a civilization, are going to allow people who have served their time for the crime, rest? We expect inmates to do the time, but when they are set free, we still hanbdcuff them with the crime for the rest of their lives. Why did we set them free, if we are going to still hold them guilty for the rest of their lives? Water over the bridge does not return to fall over the bridge again and again.
If you have served your time and are now off parole, you have served your sentence. You are free to go on with life as you see fit. So why do we still stop you from protecting yourself? Police are there only to write the report. We can not expect the police to protect us 24 hours a day. I once had a judge tell me the police report was hear say, because the officer was not there to witness the incident. And thus would not allow the police report to be introduced.

Up to a certain point I agree. I have no problems at all with a non-violent felon carrying. I can't however apply those thoughts to violent offenders though.