Felony

What happened? No one will hire me and even if they did, I was going to be paid 20% less than half of the other workers. If I worked there long enough to get health insurance, it wouldn’t pay for some of my basic needs. The government says I owe them money and can take up to 100% of my wages, but I don’t have any wages. I can’t get food stamps or public housing. My family can’t take me in because their proprietors won’t allow it. I wish I could help change things, but I can’t vote, serve…

Felony Comments Since the early seventies technology has evolved from computers that take up entire rooms to computers that fit in your pocket. With these technological advances communication has become more accessible than ever. People can converse over text messages, email, or phone calls without even being in the same country. An arising problem with this ease of communication is the use of digital media to harass others, more commonly known as cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is most commonly…

: McKayla Maroney spoke out against her Olympic Gymnastic doctor Larry Nassar of sexual acts when she was a teenager. She said it all began when she was 13 years old, training for her first National Team and lasted throughout her career. He molested her throughout the years under the impression of giving her "medically necessary treatment that he had been performing on patients for over 30 years." Doctor Nassar took advantage of Maroney whenever and wherever he had the opportunity to “treat” her…

After over one hundred women said that he sexually abused them, USA gymnastics and Michigan State doctor,Larry Nassar was sentenced to forty to one hundred seventy-five years in prison. Once world famous doctor who treated Olympic women. Larry Nassar will now spend the rest of his life in prison (Levenson). "I've just signed your death warrant;"I find that you don't get it, that you're a hazard. That you remain a peril."" Judge Rosemarie Aquilina verbally expressed in a Lansing, Michigan,…

In USA Today, Sara Moniuszko says Danny Masterson fired from Netflix's ‘The Ranch’ amid multiple sexual assault allegations. We really don’t know if he did it or not but from what’s being told he assaulted more than one women. He may not be guilty because he’s never been accused of foul behavior but then that’s more a reason for him to assault women. Sexual assault to me is a big thing, I feel like rapist deserve death penalty without no doubt no matter if it’s the first time or not. No one…

The first lady that we watched take the stand was being seen because of a probation violation. The women had been placed on probation for unable to practice safely by reason of alcohol or other substance abuse. Ms. Owens was reported by a co-worker to have a slurred speech, was confusing co-workers’ names, appeared disoriented, and staggered while walking. The DON was called and came into the facility where Ms. Owens was working to observe her and then requested she submit a drug test where at…

Individuals convicted of a felony are not eligible to vote while incarcerated, on parole, or on probation. Voting rights are restored a couple years after the completion of all supervised release. Felons who have served their sentence and have followed protocol should have the right to vote in less than two years. Voting is vital aspect of our lives. Being confined for so many years, deprived of freedom and a few rights taken away, an individual would love to vote in a major election like this…

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The democracy that our nation prides itself on encompasses a multitude of rights, some of which being equality, freedom, and representation under the law. Perhaps one of the largest hot-button issues is felony disenfranchisement and how it contradicts the democratic ideal of equality, a word that is conveniently omitted from the Constitution. While felons lose democratic rights for a period of time while imprisoned, is it right for them to permanently…

Introduction Prisons were originally constructed as a humane alternative to the public floggings and executions that were originally used to punish criminals. They were designed to be an organized facility where prisoners could do hard labor and repent their crimes in solitude. Over the course of many years, those ideals have drastically changed. Prisons are new reforms of oppression and contain individuals who are tagged with the title of being a convicted felon. America is considered one of…

Common Ground A. “Eight states -- Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, Virginia and Wyoming -- permanently bar ex-felons from voting without exception. Maryland and Arizona permanently disenfranchise those convicted of a second felony, and Tennessee and Washington state permanently bar from voting felons convicted before 1986 and 1984…” (Dowdy). B. There are states constantly looking over their laws to get them changed. III. Evidence A. They served their time. B. They did not…