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Originally Posted by cthulu23
Criminal records may follow you but "extra" punishment above and beyond the prison sentence is up to the states (I think). No one is arguing that we should throw away criminal records, so we can put that straw man aside.
If anyone here thinks that an ounce of weed should equal a lifetime punishment than I have to respectfully disagree with them. Thankfully, it seems that the majority of the states aren't quite so draconian in viewpoint.
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gawd the straw man comment is really getting overused here.
First, carrying a criminal record is a punishment. Carrying an ounce of marijuana, in any state, is a crime. This is not draconian, it is the law.
2 + 2 = 4
Loss of voting priviledges is only one of the many reprecussions of committing a crime. The "lifelong punishment" comments are being used to elicit emotion. This is not an emotional issue. It is a personal responsibility issue.
There are only two answers here:
1) Don't commit a crime, specifically a felony.
or
2) Work to change the law.
Until then, everything else is just blather.
Cynthetiq said it best.
Unless you are forced to commit a felony, you commit the act of your own free will. Any rights lost because of this action are only the fault of the person committing the crime and I won't lose any sleep over it.
/this doesn't negate the point that the felony list must be maintained and accurate.