I agree with the idea that once a person has served their time, they should be able to work themselves back into society fully. Also, the fact that they can do it, if they’ve been crime free for a past decade means that they’ll have proven themselves to be productive members of society to boot.
I agree.
I’m cool with this too. I’ve had way too many chance to pick up a criminal record and lucked out each time. 10 years for a misdemeanor means that a younger person can still live a very productive life, providing he learned from his mistake. Getting caught stealing a $20 item at age 19 should not be a scarlet letter around a person forever.
I agree - 20 years is a long time to wait and if you have done nothing in that time you deserve a clean record.