[Ipg-smz] Facebook to hire ex-felons?

[Christine Hall]

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Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
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On 4/1/19 9:38 AM, Dana Blankenhorn wrote:
> We have made a felony conviction a life sentence.
> 
> I don't know why we don't see that as a problem.
> 
> I have a great-nephew. He joined the army. He got a duplicitous 
> girlfriend. She left her hyperactive toddler with him. He dropped the 
> kid. The kid died.
> 
> My great-nephew was sentenced, at age 19, to 15 years hard time.
> 
> He'll neve have a life. He might as well be dead.
> 
> And this happens, routinely, to thousands of people, every day.
> 
> An incredibly high percentage of these people are African American.
> 
> Most of my neighborfs are African American.
> 
> Lifetime felonies are something that strike me personally. They make me 
> angry. They're also an economic waste. We're treating people in this 
> country the way we treat the Earth. We're trashing them.
> Dana Blankenhorn
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> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 9:32 AM Stephen Satchell <ipg at satchell.net 
> <mailto:ipg at satchell.net>> wrote:
> 
>     On 3/31/19 8:43 PM, Gabe Goldberg wrote:
>      > True. Also male. I'm well aware those attributes influence -- or
>      > determine! -- my perspective and interactions. And I live in a
>      > relatively upscale and safe area of a safe and economically sound
>      > county. And I was privileged being born into solidly middle-class
>     life
>      > in NYC. I've no illusion that any of this is universal and deplore
>      > various inequalities in this country. And I'm sure that less
>     fortunate
>      > people can see a different side of law enforcement. My point was
>     simply
>      > that generalizations may fail and I don't think the people I've dealt
>      > with look for ways to trick/trap/incriminate people. In fact, Fairfax
>      > has multiple diversion programs where police are mandated to first
>      > consider ways to avoid criminalizing certain actions.
> 
>     Then there are other views:
> 
>     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE
> 
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