Posted on 08/20/2016 6:16:08 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
WCVB seems to be a racist station.
>>Felons that have paid their debt should have all rights restored.
That phrase “paid their debt” bothers me because they’ve paid their debt to society, but have the victim(s) been made whole? If not, the debt is still not fully discharged.
so they’re admitting the majority of felons are black?
That’s the first thing I thought of. What a racist headline. Their comment section isn’t working for me otherwise, I’d have told them so.
This pronouncement is extraordinary in and of itself on multiple levels, yet the moronic MSM believes that the majority of American will simply overlook their “slight”.
If anyone ever doubted that the left is comprised of “racist” asshats, this simple observation should remove any doubt if taken at face value, IMO.
So......all blacks are felons. You racist pigs.
Yeah. I get it. It might be easier to figure out if this country wasn’t filled with crybabies.
It’s not fair! If the dead can vote why can’t felons?
Sounds WCFB is suggesting all blacks are criminals?
<”Felons that have paid their debt should have all rights restored.”>
The point seems circular. Isn’t losing rights part of “paying your debt”? If “all rights” have to be restored, shouldn’t released convicts get any fines back — or be removed from sexual offender lists or from limitations on where they live or from exclusions from the practice of law, etc.?
“Felons that have paid their debt should have all rights restored”.
EXACTLY!!!
Either you are a free person or you are not. If you are dangerous and can’t be trusted, you shouldn’t be free. If you served probation or paid your debt, you should be free. Or have some way to redeem yourself. Not marked for your entire lifetime. If you did a heinous crime, then you shouldn’t be free. The complaint the poor communities have are they can’t afford good lawyers - as if there were that many anyway. So if you can’t automatically get ‘Free’ again after paying your debt (real or trumped up), then there should certainly be a ‘review’ period after a set amount of time to get ALL of your rights back.
That’s what it sounds like to me. Bigoted liberals. Just like they say voter ID is racist. Does that mean minorities aren’t capable of getting an ID?
That’s how I read it. Unfortunately, it looks like comments on the story are turned off. Bigger headline “Local TV station equates being black to being a felon.”
A felon still has to pay taxes, etc. But is limited in the ways that benefits them. They are slaves. Sexual crimes and murder I think have a different category. But if they are a danger they shouldn’t be free, yes, I agree.
just how many times can they be convicted a felon, pay their debt to society and then as you suggest have all rights restored?
what of the repeat offenders, of which there are many?
I think it wise to have them have a lasting reminder so maybe to walk justly in their future outside of prison and realize what a blessing it is to have honest opportunity in our country. Just as even Jacob after wrestling with God for a blessing was left with a limp the rest of his life.
I do believe anyone who has been wrongly convicted and found innocent and released should have their voting ability restored.
Please note the effect of “felony-flation.” Things have been moved into that category of crime as a politically pandering feelgood measure and little more.
I can see that with repeat offenders. A person who proves themselves to be a POS over and over again probably doesn’t deserve them.
There is no “found innocent” — there is only the overturning of convictions.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.