[Gaidi Sugu]

Check out this scenario:

A 25 year old bother committed some felonies way back when he was still young and dumb, and mixed up in the wrong crowd. He probably served 3 months in county jail and came out a reformed man, determined never to fall back to those dark times. He went to college and graduated with a bachelors degree.

After college he tries to get a job but keeps getting turned down coz of his criminal record. When u apply for a job, you have to tell them if you have been arrested for a felony in the past, so ain't no way to avoid it.

He gets frustrated and decides to lie on the application. He manages to get a job but gets fired once they find out. So now he's reduced to working as an airport security guard. But he gets fired after the 9-11 tragedy coz the govt doesnt want anyone working airport security with a criminal record.

Out of frustration and brokeness, he robs a mickey D, and now he's being chased down the freeway by cops on "America's wildest police videos." He could probably get a lighter sentence if he didn't run, but he figures what the hell?! I can't make it outside anyway! I can't get a job, I'm broke, I have no right to vote, my life it's over.

What I'm saying is, the American legal system keeps records of all criminal activities. No one is given a second chance to prove they have changed. You are judge based on stuff you probably did 15 years ago, stuff that does not represent who you truly are now. Every time you get pulled over, the cops run your ID thru the computer and comes up with your record. He uses this prior record to decide whethe to give you a verbal warning or a speeding ticket, or arrest you on warrants.

Thousands, if not millions of African Americans have been deprived of their right to vote due to their criminal record. Is this just coincidence or a calculated plan to dienfranchise African Americans?

What do u think?