Discuss the below in a 125 words:
Q: In unit, you learned that a felony conviction could cause a person to lose certain civil rights, like the right to vote. Do you think this is fair? Why, or why not? Please explain whether you agree with my classmate response to the above question and why?
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I agree completely that convicted felons should not have access to guns for life. But felons permanently losing their right to vote even upon completion of their sentences, I think further disenfranchises them and increases the incidence of recidivisms. I believe once the convict has completed their sentence the best thing for society is to give them a pathway back to being a full citizen. I do believe their should be crimes like murder, rape and child molestation that should be barred from permanently due to the harm they cause to society and we must do all we can to protect society from these people. I have personally scene felons that I have arrested go on to be productive members of society and the difference maker for them was their successful integration back into society. These felons got decent paying jobs and some started successful businesses. Most criminals I have encountered give different circumstances would not be criminals but you do the crime you do the time, however once you pay your debt to society, society should not keep you in a place where you will continue to do harm to society.
Permanently taking a convicted felon's right to vote is like taking away a convicted speeders right to use the Intestate for life, sure they can use surface streets and back roads to get to where they want and need to go but can they really get to distant places(success in life) in a useful amount of time? For every convict we keep from going back into the business of crime, we make society a little bit safer.