http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/22/san-francisco-considers-legal-protection-for-criminals/
So the city of San Fransisco in it's Divine wisdom is seeking to place convicted felons in a protected class status. You see there are some in it's government that are saying it's too hard for a convicted felon to get a job and they should have protected status so a potential employer couldn't check into their past or even ask about it.
Yes that's right why would I, as a day care teacher need to know if my new hire is a pedophile? Why as a banker should I need to know if my new hire is a thief? Why indeed?
See a protected class of people is one thing, African Americans, Mexican-Americans, People with Disabilities, are things that people are born as or with, they did not get a say in their lot in life. A felon does, they have a choice to sell drugs, or commit rape, or battery or theft. Committing a crime is a choice and the consequences of that choice is part of the punishment for the bad choice.
Rash decisions to make everyone equal are just too scary to comprehend sometimes. How about doing something more fair. I am all for rehabilitated convicts turning straight and rejoining society. How about instead of making them protected people you give them a chance to fulfill their sentence completely, without parole, and finish it in a way that the person does not commit any more crimes while incarcerated, they can get the felon label taken away for job interviews. If they take the easy way out, take parole, or use drugs, or misbehave in prison they keep the felon title when they get out. If they want to live their lives with no honor then they get what they deserve, no future. If they can show they can play well within societies rules then we as a society should welcome them back into our society.
What we should not do is make excuses for people and protect criminals as "protected people".
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