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This is exactly my point, and relates nicely to the original article's point that stigmatizing non-violent drug offenders for much of their professional lives r
by cubano 10y ago
This is exactly my point, and relates nicely to the original article's point that stigmatizing non-violent drug offenders for much of their professional lives really serves no purpose beside driving people away from wanting to work.
Why has US society adopted this meme that felony possession of, say, cocaine at age 25 should brand you unhireable for much of your professional life?
Obviously, your examples of Portugal and the Netherlands show that there is no overarching societal need for this branding.
- nickthemagicman 10y agoI got your point. I have friends in the same position. If someone has a drug felony they can't even get financial aid for college. It's so fucked how we have this illusion of Drugs being evil pounded into our head from an early age. When they're not really that big of a deal. Literally like 90% of the country does drugs. Some of the most successful people do Cocaine. Sorry...ALL of the most successful people do it. You got fucked for being poor essentially OP. The sick sick part is...it's all exploiting the vulnerable for money. Fines, Salaries, Budgets, Grants for Prisons.. This is all well explored by numerous journalists. I'm not treading any new ground here in my thoughts here though. Sorry you got trapped in the Murican B.S. O.P.