IJ Client Fulfills Dream of Helping Others-Overcomes Permanent Punishment Law
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- We like to think of America as a land of opportunity and second chances. But what happens when a web of government restrictions prevents someone from earning an honest living due to past mistakes? Today we’re talking with IJ Attorney Andrew Ward, and Rudy Carey, a substance abuse counselor and former IJ client. We discuss so-called “permanent punishment” laws, the millions of people they affect, and how IJ is helping Americans get the fresh starts they deserve.
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Some restrictions are understandable but others make no sense. In many states you cannot get a barber or cosmetologist license with a felony.
The irony is often inmates provide the barber services in prison.
There's that and then there is to become a State Registered Journyman Carpenter, Electrician, Plumber etc etc you must complete at least 4 years of schooling and 8,000 hours of documented apprenticeship.
To wear a gun & badge , and then "uphold the constitution" its just 6 months of training.
Make it make sense.
Making it easier for people released from prison not to re-offend is a no brainer.
They pardoned him in order to avoid striking down an unconstitutional law. 😏
The law still needs to be done away with.
This was a legal maneuver to keep the law affecting others.
In PA you can not work on ANY Gov. funded construction job. I have been refused work on new school buildings due to a gun charge 20 yrs prior. Until the job fell behind and they brought in 20 drywall workers with no backround check!
What were the charges?
I see it all the time. Our guys can't work there bc of stuff from decades ago but then the guys that should up are here illegally. We know bc we've tried to use them for other projects of ours and couldn't bc of that.
I bet they’re all undocumented immigrants.
"20 drywall workers with no background checks" translation- illegals.
If your gun charge was a nonviolent one , it is so stupid thst it stays on your record. Imho unless you held someone at gunpoint, attacked them, robbed etc it should automatically come off once you have proven you straightened your life out , 10 years no crimes? Record cleaned , Rights restored. If you're "too violent" to own a firearm you're too violent to be free in society. I heard a couple weeks ago that the Maryland Governor was set to sign into law something like 1000 new laws .
Jeezus man , as if we don't have too many already. It's nuts , their , Gooberments, dang job is supposed to be aiding and abetting citizens pursuit for happiness, instead they have been for decades, the complete opposite.
Crazy how women can call the cops in thier Boyfriend, etc, and that issue goes in thier record, even if it was dropped.
They don't understand the damage it does. And when a guy can't get a job, they wonder where the good ones are.
I had a ladynlie on me and it preventing me from getting some high paying jobs, even low paying jobs.
There is NO SUCH THING as paying debt to society. You will always get the door shut o you afterwards.
I know an occupation where you can break the law and go to another place and get another position in the same career field.
Law enforcement.😳
This is why I support IJ financially. It brought tears to my eyes.
The idea that a judge can base his decision on a POSSIBLE future is just ridiculous.
So how do you feel about restrictions on offenders who've done SA?
@@4362mont If they aren't fit to rejoin society, then they should still be in jail. If they have served their time and the state considers them rehabilitated, then they should have all their rights restored.
@@DarkHorseSki I don't think that most folks including some SAers believe that those who do their special kind of crime _can be_ rehabilitated. Prison for life, then, is that the answer? It would certainly protect the mist vulnerable of potential victims. It's also quite a bit more restrictive than current practice in most places.
The reason behind some of those decisions is that they want to be so restrictive that a person HAS to commit more crimes to survive.
Catch 22.
I have a colleague who accidentally bounced a $169 check to the grocery store when he was 18 and didn't clear it up quickly enough. He was prosecuted aggressively and has been a convicted felon ever since. He later graduated law school with his JD but cannot be licensed as an attorney. He went on for years struggling to find a profession where he could work. Today ay age 63, he's a pastor, and a firearms instructor teaching both lethal and non-lethal weapons techniques to law enforcement and civilians. But he can only use BB guns as training tools as he is not allowed to even touch an actual firearm, even on the police firing range. He has volunteered as a police Community Service Officer for decades, which is the only position he can work unsworn and unarmed. As the world has become increasingly dangerous, he is prohibited from carrying most non-lethal defensive weapons such as pepper spray, Tasers, and the like. For him, the Second Amendment has been virtually non-existent for his entire adult life.
It's not only felonies. Misdemeanors affect many more people's ability to get certain jobs, own a firearm, etc. You're on the right course, but you need to expand your thinking.
You don't have to worry about the institute for justice expanding their thinking. Your idea may have just not been spoken that well. Thinking? I've never seen a group of better thinkers.
@@william_mac The "Thinkers" you are talking about are not thinking about the consequences people face in family courts or with child "protection" agencies that go after innocent people and destroy their lives. Think about that.
@@OtaconProductionsUSA okay I am thinking about that. I'm certainly willing to have a decent conversation with you. As long as you're out of school. I mean an adult.
@@william_mac Your condescending attitude proves my suspicion that you are indeed a troll. Kick rocks 🪨.
I got charged with domestic violence because I didn't sleep on the couch my girlfriend called the cops they insisted that the city required them to arrest one person and they didn't want to arrest her. I found out that I could loose my right to own a gun and would only get a 6 person jury my public defender wouldn't even get the 911 phone call that said there was no violence and would only meet with me minutes before a hearing in the hallway. I did a deferred sentence because I didn't believe I would have gotten a fair hearing otherwise. It was female lawyer female judge wouldn't have been surprised if I had an all female jury. I actually had a heart attack after my lawyer didn't appear for a hearing and another public defender wanted to claim we were ready for trial and had to interrupt and say he couldn't represent me for the hearing that was supposed to be for signing a plea agreement. Latter that day in my truck I had chest pains. Our system is so incredibly broken we have no rights without expensive lawyers.
The state screwed IJ. I am very happy for ruddy and his pardon. The governor gave the pardon to shut down the law suit so the courts could not find it unconstitutional. Thousand of people are hurt by this laws every day. Just so you know I love IJ and have not missed any videos keep up the good work.
Some felonies are ridiculous.
the GOP pushes, constantly, to expand what crimes are classified as felonies. they do this specifically to suppress voters, since felons lose their voting rights 100% of the time, often for life.
They're also trying to take those "lifetime monitoring" requirements that were only supposed to be for S3x Offenders and giving them to non-s3x crimes. I haven't looked recently, but I'd read in one of the Criminal Law Reporter magazines that FL (shocking) was giving life-time ankle monitors (strictly for S3x Offenders, supposedly, when the GOP pushed those laws through) to petty drug offenders (possession).
the GOP has also tried to get Public Registries for ALL felons on the internet, like the SO registry. I find that particularly funny, b/c so many GOP politicians have felony DUI's and such. (there's a great clip on YT of a dem senator listing "crimes of the NBA", only, at the end, he revealed he'd actually read a list of the crimes of senators that were in the room! 🤣)
The point is, the GOP is fascist and authoritarian. They're trying to make the USA in the the Confederacy; a christofascist theocratic autocracy. And they're trying to weaponize the DOJ to make that happen (and being projectors better than sony, that's why they accuse the left of trying to weaponize the DOJ: it's what _they_ would do, and have been doing, when in the dems' position)
Yes, the average person unwittingly commits about 3 felonies a day.
@@johnwesley256prove it.
@@johnwesley256 it's basically carte blanche for them to go after anyone they want, whenever they want. If they want you, specifically, all they have to do is crack open the books: you HAVE committed a "serious crime", they just have to look up which one they can prove in court...
much of it was directly related to the end of slavery and expanded for the civil rights movement, designed to allow them to target anyone involved in the movement for political purposes.
that's what the war on drugs was too. Nixon's own aide, John Ehrlichman, testified that the war on drugs was cooked up during the Nixon campaign specifically to go after Black and "Hippy" voters, to disrupt the communities, organizations, and disenfranchise voters.
where small time drug offenders (like mere pot possessors) not prohibited from voting since Nixon, you'd see some KEY votes having gone liberal. The GOP Dominance of the last 50+ years would likely not have been the case, and America, as a whole, would have been totally different today.
malicious mischief is a good example a teenager spray painting a building if value of damage was over 350 dollars would become a felon
I’m fighting to earn an honest living and I’ve never been a felon.
well, if you become one, Institute for Justice is on your side. Until then, just keep sending them money.
Even if you've never been found guilty of a crime, apparently the government thinks we are all criminals.
Amen, sister.
The average American commits 3 felonies a day. You're just not a convicted felon.
@@pilotandy_comshow me the man, I'll show you the crime
I love all your shows. This is why I spoke with Matt last week in Arlington about changing my will. I'm leaving everything to the institute for justice! Bless all of you people that work for the justice there's a small folks can't find. You will find power in the millions of dollars I'm leaving you. It will be in a pour over trust. It's a done deal!
Andrew is one of the best of the best. I expect him to be around fighting for justice long after I'm gone.
bless you!
Hopefully you're doing this because you have no family to leave "everything to" ...
@@dtcdtc8328 that's really none of your business now is it.
Two thousand years ago, people with Hanson’s Disease or skin blemishes were kicked out by force from the city, so ‘decent’ people didn’t have to see them. They often died of malnutrition, animal attacks, or killed by others, as they had no rights. They weren’t allowed weapons, either. Sound familiar?
It's eye opening that the system is set up this way.
We need people who are relatable to sometimes see how we deserve better for ourselves and see examples of success to beat the addiction. You are doing gods work man!
This is news how? I remember 50 years it being the same way. Most people don't believe a person is paid up when they have finished "paying their debt to society". Most people are severely 2-faced.
Simple INSPIRING. Both Rudy and the IJ exemplify the courage to stand up for what is right and there is HOPE that justice can prevail. Bravo!
Thank you, donors, lawyers and staff at Institute for Justice for your amazing roles in the process of establishing precedent for civil rights, government overreach and any form of injustice. You are a light at the end of a tunnel for these clients and We The People.
Shouldn't "extra" punishments be, constitutionally "unusual"?
If the CZcams audience were the judge or jury, then your comment might be effective.
@@SembuaHumpdediddle Okay, I'll spell it out. Anybody out there in the CZcams Audience: when you get a Jury summons, respond! If you blow it off the risk is near certain there will be NO ONE on that jury who knows what you do 😳 ! Even without a summons, you can support someone in their right to a public trial, and go watch a real judge run a real courtroom. Some places will even have voting on judicial retentions now and then.
Jolly good show, Ol' Ben.
@@Ol-Ben
The notion of needing government permission beyond that of competence is absurd.
I’m a felon. Can’t find a job. I try to get a construction job and they hire non documented people. I tried for my GED. But, it’s useless because I’m still gonna get denied for a job. I got fired from DoorDash because they did a background check on me. They’re asking diploma for McDonald’s! I follow the law. Ever year I’m just falling into deeper depression. Unfortunately I’m filled with self hatred. I’m to blame though. But those fingers linger. I just want to deny being human.
Thank you IJ for all you do.
This organization is top notch for defending Peoples rights.
What’s particularly disheartening is that most felony convictions are for non violent, and often victimless crimes. Here’s an example: you’re in a state where it’s perfectly legal to keep a handgun in the glove compartment. One day you take an out of state road trip where the police end up searching your vehicle and charging you with _felony_ gun possession for the glove compartment gun. Turns out the gun laws in the next state are not the same… the state of Arkansas’ felony theft limit is only $200… then there’s all the felony marijuana possession convictions that were before the stuff was legalized. Back in 2010 the felony limit for marijuana in Virginia was only a half ounce.
It’s trash piled on top of more trash. It’s becoming too heavy and you can feel it starting to wobble. I no longer trust any governments or corporations.
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Recidivism rates, to maintain them because we have for profit prisons, each filled cell is dollar dollar bills y’all, privatized incarceration systems is absurdity dialed up to 11 but here we are…
I’m currently a felon under serious suspicious circumstances.
(In the wrong place at the wrong time, Sheriff wanted numbers and my court appointed attorney violated my constitutional rights)
Am ashamed of my name and fighting for this stamp to be removed.
Even when its removed people will use it against you behind your back if you ever try to stand up to authority.
AmeriKa.
Yes, I've been falsely arrested on possession of meth, falsely convicted of possession of paraphernalia and falsely arrested for DUI.
Similar circumstances for me. I did commit the crime, not willingly, not knowingly. But i did technically. I was lied to about facts that made me believe my actions were legal. Now 6yrs later im off probation and still deal with struggles from it. I have been denied jobs that i was more then qualified for because of it. Just stay strong brother and dont give up fighting to restore yourself.
@@johnwesley256
How can you get falsely arrested for DUI? A breathalyzer would have cleared that right up.
@@lookingbehind6335 People all over the US have been getting arrested for DUI even after blowing 0.00. It's a nationwide problem. I believe it helps in their funding from the national highway and safety.
There are many CZcams videos on it.
Trying to earn an honest living is both easy and difficult at the same time. It is easy to earn an honest living if you don't find yourself in legal system for reasons that are narcissistic in nature by people who are jealous of you. It is difficult to make an honest living because of being treated like a nobody by society due to skin color, minority status and or other characteristics.
Non violent felon here, 2 years of probation in 96, it has affected/affected my life in so many negative ways. All because a family dispute got out of hand.
Were you guilty of the crime?
@@bobthetitanic it's a long story. Had I gotten a POA, there wouldn't have been a trial.
People with a substance abuse issues are exactly the people that you need to help people currently trying to kick a drug habit. They have compassion and understanding on a level that you can only gain from personal experience.
I think the government is trying to inslav the poor they are doing it systematic a little bit at a time, when you have to Neil to the chief ,then you can kiss the government's asses for the right to live not free,to do anything but what you are told to do by the king 👑 in Washington, this is not the government the people want the American people are being considered serfs owned by the king
The more people, the more laws. The more laws the less freedom.
What should be the punishment if you violate another person's freedom?
That is the idea!
@@bobthetitanic Depends... but once you have paid your debt... your debt is paid. If you can't forgive after a person has repented... then you will never get forgiveness yourself. Everyone has fallen short my friend! Everyone... you have, I have, we all have.
@@CD-vb9fi keep making excuses
@@bobthetitanic Please explain the excuse you believe I am making.
Permanent punishment laws are one of many problems but personally I think its the very nature of the digital age we live in that allows a reformed persons past to be accessed by any potential employer at any time with a few keystrokes. A reformed prisoner can no longer get out of jail and move to another state for a fresh start like they could prior to the digital age. If anything more privacy laws and limitations on how far back a background check can look is whats needed.
Yes I’ve been saying this for a while now. The documentation of everything you ever do from birth is a problem. People can no longer learn from mistakes. Thus, no risk can be taken whatsoever
What is sad is that the federal government considers any offense that could carry a 366+ day penalty is considered a felony, regardless of what the state calls it. This is regardless of whether you were sentenced to that full 366+ days. You could get a suspended sentence, you could get 6 months as a first time offender, it doesn’t matter. That would then bar you from numerous jobs on a federal level.
I suppose Rudy was pardoned both due to media pressure as well as the state not wanting his lawsuit to go further. If he is pardoned, he is no longer barred from employment and therefore no longer has standing in his lawsuit.
23:00 sounds like the judge that upheld life-time probation for sentences under 10 years (with folk getting like 2yrs plus LIFETIME supervised probation, which adds even MORE restrictions than just felon status, such as needing probation's permission to get a job, quit a job, move, etc. etc.). The judge essentially said that it WOULD be unconstitutional, but that it was actually okay because felons can submit requests to the courts to prematurely end their life-time probation, therefore, because there was a remedy available, the _admittedly unconstitutional practice_ could continue. 🙄
Barrier laws are a direct violation of the 1st Amendment: "Congress [and the States] shall make no law ... [prohibiting] the right of the people peaceably to assemble." The desire to go to work and contribute positively to society is a protected right under the 1st Amendment. We are peaceably assembling every day with our fellow coworkers. Barrier laws are also a 4th Amendment violation: Once the person has completed their required punishment for a crime, the 4th Amendment rights are restored including "security in persons." How can one be "secure in person" if they cannot earn an honest living? The 8th Amendment also applies: If no one will hire a felon, then that is, in and of itself, a cruel and unusual punishment.
IJ should always attempt a Constitutional spin when taking on a case. Get laws like these before SCOTUS. Since SCOTUS will rarely hear anything but Constitutional arguments, it's a good idea to argue from the Constitution just on the off-chance the case gets up there. The 1st Amendment, unfortunately, holds a lot more water with SCOTUS than any other aspect of the Constitution. But you've got to make ALL the arguments as a lawyer even if they ultimately end up failing.
Are you saying we do not have the right to be around People we don't want to be around?
It's freedom of association
My husband is a convicted felon due to Marijuana. Here in Missouri when you finish probation your record is expunged. A bit libertarian for this state. He's a salaried manager and we are doing well.
So your sample size of one negates all other evidence?
I bet your white.
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This might be the first time I have ever heard of Missouri actually having a better law than most other states.
What amazing work you all are doing. It saddens me that there are fellow humans on the other side fighting AGAINST you.
I love these guys. Great organization.
May God continue to bless you Rudolph Henry Carey III!! Your story is an inspiration to others working to distance themselves from mistakes of their past. You are absolutely the kind of people that IJ exists to help!
Him being pardoned does nothing to help anybody else.
I am so grateful IJ exists
I.J. files suit, court of public opinion begins to take hold, Governor issues pardon, state motions to dismiss the case as moot thereby avoiding binding precedent. I'm happy for the bloke, yet the Governor didn't do it for him.
Criminal Injustice industrial complex
Much of the modern focus on disenfranchisement comes from the Black Codes, and the Jim Crow period, including the interstate (*federal) laws on felon disarmament. The purpose was to revert people into property, the same way that they were viewed back in pre-civil-war Georgia. A person with those rights could never be effectively reduced to servitude. Bills of perpetual exclusion (also known as bills of pains and penalties, and bills of attainder) are contrary to the first principles of the constitution. There are many of the old attainder cases that actually address some of the same issues involved in these cases. It boils down to that the legislature cannot separate the people from each other, and cannot separate themselves from the people; they operate only on general law, and they cannot designate those upon whom their deprivations will apply.
I know plenty of ex-cons that I work with. They're doing better than I am, and have never been.
Thank you ij
Would be nice if the popup info blurbs were move from the bottom left corner to somewhere else on the screen. Closed captions cover up the text and some of what you put in those text blurbs is important information. I can move the closed captions but then they cover up important things like people's faces.
Ex drug addict most qualified to understand the addiction is not allowed to be a DC. That's legislation by unelected administration. IMHO that's illegal or should be.
As a convicted felon it sucks. Im looking for a job now and i have been struggling because i have a felony. If i dont get the chance to explain the situation then people always assume the worse about it. I never wanted to commit the crime. I admit to the things i have done. Im no saint. I would steal when i was a teen. I sold weed in my early 20's.
In 2012 I worked for a non profit attempting to register more minority voters. The job was next to impossible given the number of felony drug convictions in the neighborhood.
Reading through your magazine and I love the fact that John Bryan made the magazine. I have been watching this case unfold. It's the one on page 8 of 2024
It’s hard enough out here let alone your past following you endlessly preventing your purpose.
Thank you for helping these people.
I have a felony 5 in ohio and have a felony on my record for life because an assault is a violent crime. I caught the charge a month after my 18th birthday. I do construction and can't get a business license in any trade because of my felony. I have a CDL and most places that pay well won't hire me. I went to school for welding when I got home from prison and couldn't make money as a felon in welding in ohio. I'm almost $50,000 in child support debt because I can't get a decent job because of my felony record. I haven't been in any trouble since June of 2007, and it was a disorderly conduct. Any help or ideas anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for everything that you're doing for people.
But our society has always been this way. NO EXCUSES...They have Real issues just getting a job- it literally forces them to get into the bad environments that may include illegal activities- read every employment application, usually the last paragraph.
"Have you ever been convicted if a crime?"...etc.
Forces?
@@bobthetitanic Yes, their options seem so limited.
In love with Rudy....such a sensitive man with phenomenal character.....
Keep Pressing!
How do people start the pardon and/or expungment process? Even years/decades after court processes. Does it matter if you accepted a directed judgment or some other agreement but were not convicted?
Thanks for sharing!
I hate to work with convicts. They have a bunch of rules they lived by in prison and expect everybody to observe "The Rules."
Institutionalized 🤔
Just keep piling on the laws. Eventually I’ll just stop listening and do what I want. In fact, for some of us, we’re already there. I just do what I want until someone stops me by force. I no longer care about what the government says
Cops aren't affected by a felony record or domestic convictions... thanks to a unanimous vote by congress.
I have a friend in her 70s, clean her whole life, who started housecleaning at 12 because her father and stepmother kept a padlock on the refrigerator. Now, in her 70s, her SS check isn't enough to pay her rent, and nobody is willing to give her work. What crime did she commit?
As hard as they try, the local 'law' has never been able to successfully frame me for a felony, but all the misdemeanor arrests/charges and the repeated smearings in the local paper have still gotten me utterly blacklisted in my area; No work at all for 5 years - and I'm not picky. So I can only imagine it's even that much harder for a lot of people convicted of felonies. #DeFund!
If you are indicted you can never fill any federal job ! Regardless of the outcome, even if you are found not guilty or it is dismissed.
Born guilty, just be poor.
You can't afford a lawyer and you have to plead to what you didn't do.
End up never getting a decent job because of it.
The system is working as Designed.
Wage slavery is real.
And if they actually commit crimes?
@@bobthetitanic Then they pay the price unlike those that can afford to pay off the system to walk on crimes they are guilty of.
God Bless you Rudy God Bless IJ you folks ROX Shalom..
This is so cool to hear this out.
Take away the government's ability to fine people and charge fees for licensing, and you will solve most of the problem.
If they cant collect money from people, they will lose interest in putting up barriers.
I know it's bad form to recommend other creators but I encourage you to find Larkin Rose and his recent video titled "Dear Conservatives". It's a succinct discourse on where these issues stemmed from and how to break the cognitive dissonance that's present in too many of our citizens.
This is a great video IJ, don't you ever break the trust people have put in you!
where i live in virginia, when a prospective employer ask for a background check the police provide a list with all charges even with no convictions. it can make it very difficult to find a job.
The criminal justice system doesn't care!
there is a lot, of them.
On the 3rd post, below: Crimes that can not be expunged are the worst ones. Look up your state's Rules of the Court.
You can still get slot of work in the trades, plumbing,electrical,mechanical etc, just got to get some trade school training
**In Other words... keep them DOWN?..(no government assistance either?)... EQUAL back to prison?
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substitutin "I" sound for other vowels without authorization.
Sad thing is that the pardon allows the state to dodge dealing with the issue. Happy this individual received a happy ending, but there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, still being adversely effected.
Oh no, you can't serve on a jury
I hope he was able to find and reach out to the client he told the story about from his first position. And hopefully that person hadn't done something irreversible in the interim when the gov't took away his one source of healthcare.
When looking for a position that does not require licensing, such as machine operator for example, the gap that happened while incarcerated is a stopping point. That gap has to be explained and the explanation is reason to not hire.
I have a question, what happens if a crime is added to the barrier list AFTER someone has already been convicted of one and they are working in an effected field? Are they exempt? Grandfathered in? etc.?
Suppresion by citizenship.
Rudy's choking up. Yet truth telling that new owner offered him PA job ( though no moving benefits or help). Wow
The lack of standing for Rudy also makes sense. As long as Rudy has other avenues to get the job back, then technically, he is not being harmed by the law.
I got a call from an attorney when I was in college. I should have accepted his offer. Though I hadn't committed a crime or ever been convicted, I got labeled, and that has impacted my entire life. Although, after years, I now do get to work in the field I spent eons training for to be a data analyst, that is not my title. While the pay is the same as others with the title where I work, it is probably half what other people get working in in less secure jobs in the same field.
Love the content. Please change popups to last maybe twice as long so we have more time to read.
People often end up in treatment due to court orders, which raises concerns about the real benefits of such interventions. It feels like these programs may perpetuate a cycle of forced participation rather than offering genuine help. Accredited professionals should face stricter penalties if they enable the state to enforce treatment based on slanderous accusations. Instead of forcing treatment, why not provide financial support to allow people to make healthier choices on their own? In a fair system, if a counselor loses their accreditation for misconduct, it should be permanent, especially if they act more like prosecutors than helpers. Forced treatment under court orders isn't true counseling; it's punitive."
The problems I see having lived and experienced legal issues is this.
Far to many things are labeled as a "Felony" when they should not be and there are many misdemeanors that should be :Felonies" but are not.
In Ohio their "Improper handling of a firearm in a vehicle" is stupid. The mere transporting of a firearm in a manner they do not like is a felony. Just from the wording alone hundreds of various vehicle would mean that regardless of how you store and transport your firearm in that vehicle it is still breaking the law. You didn't harm anyone by transporting your firearm nor did you shoot the firearm while in a moving vehicle or any other offense that would warrant the felony label. Sure that may have been partially negated with Ohio now being a "Constitutional Carry" State but they never removed the sections of the law that deals with transporting of firearms and will continue to enforce that as well. Also that "Constitutional Carry" has limitations and stipulations that still violate the 2nd amendment.
My past from a life time ago is posted on a drug dealing charge
There are situations where you might want to prevent an individual from returning to a situation where they did something paritucally harmful. The majority of people that are effected by laws like these do not fall into that situation.
Employers look at past convictions and hire based on that information. Decide promotions based on that information. If you expect a person to return to society and become a person that contributes positively you have to leave leave some doors open so they can do so.
The US Constitution prohibits establishment of a second-class citizenry of lesser rights.
LOL, what a joke.
@@noanyobiseniss7462 What's funny?
@@barfo281 The fact that this Government does not adhere to the constitution.
If there are too many laws that not even a sitting US Supreme Court Justice knows the number let alone the specific law than, wouldn’t it be voided for the lack of notice, the lack of knowingly and willfully violated. Ignorance is no excuse for the law may have once had its place in society, but it no longer holds any logical rational justification.
The state of Virginia needs to move out of the 1800s... Not allowing a reformed addict, who has experienced healing, to minister or council others? Is the height of ignorance.
Whoever it was that initiated this type of action needs to be removed from their public service position.
God bless this brother.
2 Cor 3:6...
The problem is the elites think that they are without sin... That's the only reason they could think so harshly about what someone else has done.
What is a nonprofit law "firm" vs an organization that also has lawyers and also pursues legal cases? The ACLU isn't a firm, it's a "union" and I have no idea what that means either. But yeah, why a nonprofit firm rather than a nonprofit organization?
You should check out maude hog and cattle South Dakota. The gov is after them over a decades old fence error
Yes, actions have consequences. I don't see the problem here.
But is permanent punishment cruel or unusual?
Myself: Permanently punished by unlawful mental health detention. Would never have believed this if it hadn't happened to me. THIS IS REAL.
Happens more often than one thinks 🤔.
Part of it is the lawsuit liability for a company should they hire a known felon .. I agree that there should be limitations but it would have to include liability limitations too which also has its risks. There are pros and cons to everything
This is fire
I would like to see if you could talk to me about me pro SE 4th amendment violation case
In some places in America, you cannot vote if you have a criminal conviction, yet you can be elected for president of the USA, even if you are running your campaign from prison. Think about that!
And yet, believe it or not, underaged sex trafficking isn't a "serious" felony in CA. If you're a pimp, you will get out of jail almost immediately, and you can go back to work at your chosen profession...at least here in California. Crazy as it sounds, this is true.