NEW LEGISLATION FOR PARDONS AND RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS GRANTED SHOULD INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR CONVICTION SEALED BY THE COURT
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May 23rd, 2016Someone from Lexington Park, MD writes:
I would like to see the new law passed. I am a 37 year old woman who has three criminal things on my background that are non expungable but are 18 years old and yet it has prevented me from obtaining certain jobs. It hurts to know I have to limit myself to what I can apply for. I'm not asking for sympathy just a true second chance in life. I have not committed a criminal crime since then. My charges were theft less than $100, credit card of another, and forgery of a check. I was young and dumb! First time offense and I felt with the consequences. I just wish that after so many years of no criminal activity and or a number of years has gone by guilt or not it should be expungable. With either probation and if found guilty of another criminal act while on probation then your previous charges can reappear. Something has to give -
May 23rd, 2016Someone from Lanham, MD writes:
I commited felonies in the state of Virginia before I turned 22. I've been a law abiding citizen since. I'll be 48 next month. I got my civil rights restored by Virginia's governor and my firearm rights restored by a Virginia circuit court judge. I've been a Maryland resident for the past 14 years. I hold 2 concealed carry non resident permits including one from Virginia. Because Virgina doesn't espunge felonies Maryland still sees them on my record and will not recognize the courts restoration of my gun right so I'm not allowed to purchase a handgun in Maryland. Because each state is allowed to do their on thing, I'm not sure if I can excerise my concealed carry permits without violating the law since my home state believes I'm not eligible to purchase a firearm. This is an example of how someone can do everything the law requires to become whole and it's still not good enough.REPORT COMMENTS
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May 13th, 2016Someone from Apopka, FL writes:
It is inhumane of the law to not expunge a simple hydrocodone possession record, which causes complications finding work and renting places to live! I am not a drug dealer, drug addict or dangerous person, nor do I need to be profiled for the rest of my life! I told the courts the truth, that I had the hydrocodone pills for my teeth because I could not afford a dentist! This needs to end! People's simple possession records need to be cleared! I did my time and it is over! You have no right to sit on my life! I am not your slave!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 12th, 2016Someone from Dutton, VA writes:
Was convicted of breaking & entering when 19, offense happened when 18, now I am almost 55 years old. I never left the car & it was NOT planned. I was told accomplices get charged with the SAME CRIME! How do you do a burglary from your car seat? I have over 22 years service as a STATE employee, received college degree & promoted into STATE office position. Rights restored! ALL rights INCLUDING the right to own a firearm should be restored, unless you were convicted of a VIOLENT Crime such as Rape, Murder, Child Molestation! POLICE have committed MANY violent crimes & they still have a job & their guns! WHO is dangerous with a gun? Police that think they have a right to beat or shoot someone running away from this. POWER corrupts! GOD complex & a gun, equals dead "no body, run of the mill working poor." Watch the Hunger Games - the capitol wants everyone working 70 hours a week, kept poor & powerless, while they live the lap of luxury!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 9th, 2016Someone from North Las Vegas, NV signed.
May 9th, 2016Someone from Arlington, VA writes:
This is messed up I'm still being punished for something I did when I was 19. I made a mistake I get it. I should be given a 2nd chance. I never hurt anyone. I have a baby and and so difficult to find a job. The law doesn't let you improve yourself. It holds you back.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 8th, 2016Someone from Bluefield, WV signed.
May 7th, 2016Someone from Hampton, VA writes:
It's ashame that an illegal immigrant can commit a felony by crossing the boarder and still get a better job than me and more rights than me, a person who is..and comes from several generations of ....'American Tax Paying Citizens'.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 6th, 2016Someone from Reston, VA signed.
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May 4th, 2016Someone from Belleville, IL writes:
Non-violent felons who have completed their sentence and probation satisfactorily should be able to be pardoned and have their records sealed without paying ridiculously high attorney fees. Most are simply trying to become employable. Shame on us for punishing me hem for the rest of their lives!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Gary, IN writes:
i am 49 yrs old and i got in trouble when i was 19 i was charged with 3rd degree burglary and receiving stolen property .its not a day goes by that i am truly sorry to the families that i hurt . i served my time and i thing that with time every one should get a second chance . i am now a business owner and grandparent i am a roll model to them and many others . i have done well with my life and i have not been in any trouble with the law sense the day i got out of jail some 30 yrs ago . please consider good law abiding citezens we are not what we use to be we have changed for the better and deserve to have another chance.thanks and god bless you.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Virginia Beach, VA writes:
I was 18 when I received a robbery charge in virginia beach va, Ithe has now been. 10 years and I have a college education and have had no criminal convictions since, I have not spent any time in prison and I paid the courts everything I owed them yet I still have trouble getting a job anywhere. It has been 10 years and people are reluctant to hire me this is ridiculousomething, I was a foolish young man at the time and I will not offer any excuses but I have served my time. Please sign this petition to help hardworking Americans to have a second chance.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Virginia Beach, VA signed.
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May 2nd, 2016Someone from Chesapeake, VA writes:
I am a college-educated, well-adjusted mother. I had my rights restored in 2013. I became a Notary in 2014. My conviction is 8 years old. (non-violent, non-drug related, non-sex offender offense).I was sentenced to PROBATION ONLY. NO incarceration!! My probation ended in 2010. ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER CHARGES SINCE THAT TIME. Although my rights have been restored, I have been the victim of several lay offs, which makes me extremely vulnerable in the job market because of my felony conviction. With each resume that I email or mail, I pray that my education and vast experience will overshadow my conviction and that potential employers will see my true value and character. There is a huge misconception about convicted felons. Most people think that every felon has served time in prison or jail. This is NOT the case. Some non-violent offenders, like myself, have never spent a single day in confinement, yet we are all lumped together under the same stereotype. I understand that employers want to ensure that they're hiring the best person for the position. However if the "true" intention of the legal system is to rehabilitate, then non-violent offenders should have paid their debts to society should not continually be the victims of what I call "background discrimination".REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 2nd, 2016Someone from Youngstown, OH writes:
Please help all that have a background , for a second chance at life. We all have made mistakes. Thank you.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 1st, 2016Someone from Middletown, OH writes:
Everyone deserves to start over like it never happened for many crimes. It has been 15 years since I took a plea deal to avoid possibility no jail time and now it keeps me from living up to my potitial in life.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 1st, 2016Someone from Winter Park, FL writes:
They have served the sentence inposed and should have as much a chance as anyone to make a living and prove themselvesREPORT COMMENTS
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