The only non-violent things that seem to be felonies are drug possession and burglary. But I suppose those could be heavily pursued locally.
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flea - Oct 22, 2012 3:36:12 pm PDT #26650 of 30001
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le nubian - Oct 22, 2012 3:41:05 pm PDT #26651 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
flea, you hold more expansive rights views than I do. I think if you are in prison, you should not be able to vote. But I must admit, I don't feel that strongly about this. Well reasoned argument could probably get me to change my mind.
Only 2 states allow prisoners to vote currently: I think it is Maine and Vermont. I am not surprised about those hippies in Vermont.
-t - Oct 22, 2012 3:41:08 pm PDT #26652 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Kiting checks and mail fraud are felonies, aren't they?
le nubian - Oct 22, 2012 3:41:50 pm PDT #26653 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
t,
not according to my lawyer!
I kid. You are correct.
flea - Oct 22, 2012 3:46:36 pm PDT #26654 of 30001
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But seriously, 10% of adults in Florida, that's got to be a lot of drug possession convictions, right?
It's also really hard to get a job as an ex-felon, as most places ask you to state if you have ever been convicted of a felony on the application. In the current market of 100 applications for any job, there's an easy weed-out, right? Even if it was 15 years ago when you were 19.
msbelle - Oct 22, 2012 3:47:39 pm PDT #26655 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I don't think I know a felon. not one. how can 10% of Floridians be felons. cray cray.
Jesse - Oct 22, 2012 3:49:22 pm PDT #26656 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
But seriously, 10% of adults in Florida, that's got to be a lot of drug possession convictions, right?
A quick google found this [link]
"Of the inmates residing in federal prisons as of September 2011, and for whom offense data are known, more than half (101,929 or 50.4%) were serving sentences for federal drug offenses—including simple possession.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 22, 2012 3:51:48 pm PDT #26657 of 30001
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Nationally, 13 % of Black men are convicted felons, so I can see it being that high. We probably just don't know that many felons because we are predominantly white middle class people.
Cashmere - Oct 22, 2012 3:55:20 pm PDT #26658 of 30001
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flea - Oct 22, 2012 3:56:50 pm PDT #26659 of 30001
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Florida specifically: "The Florida Department of Corrections receives more than 34,000 inmates each year. This year, the top three crime categories for admissions were for drug offenses (26.1%), followed by burglary (16.9%) and theft/forgery/fraud (14.9%)." [link]