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>I wonder also why Aaron was so worried about being termed a 'felon'. Convicted felons are stripped of a wide swath of legal rights; notably the right to vote.
by commandar 14y ago
>I wonder also why Aaron was so worried about being termed a 'felon'.
Convicted felons are stripped of a wide swath of legal rights; notably the right to vote. Additionally, unlike with felonies for crimes that violate state laws, there is no legal process for having those rights reinstated after the completion of your sentence for Federal convictions, i.e., you lose those rights for life.
- mpyne 14y agoI know this (I'm trained to provide voting assistance myself). But given the alternative....
- commandar 14y agoFor somebody as ambitious as Aaron, I could see how felon status would feel like a huge roadblock to the things he wanted to do. Depression largely isn't rational.
- mpyne 14y ago> Depression largely isn't rational. I think that sums it up, really. I'm just glad I made it through my teenage years without my then-depression taking my life.