> Are you saying it's normal or acceptable to have your expectations be that a "convicted criminal" is automatically a bad person? I believe what the parent co

> Are you saying it's normal or acceptable to have your expectations be that a "convicted criminal" is automatically a bad person? I believe what the parent comment is trying to say is: someone who committed crimes in the past has evinced a lack of respect for the law, and is therefore more likely to commit crimes in the future than someone with a history of law-abiding. "Bad person" is a value judgement, which is besides the point.