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

[Gabe Goldberg]

Agreed on Earth and people needing better treatment.

https://www.firststepact.org/ seems positive though overdue.

We just need same for Mother Earth, before it's too late.

On 4/1/2019 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
> http://www.danablankenhorn.com
> http://investorplace.com/author/danablankenhorn/
> http://seekingalpha.com/author/dana-blankenhorn/articles
>
>
>
> 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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