I have 2 felonies and a few misemeanors in wisconsin. I was 17 when convicted. I am 20 now and I deep down want to go to collage.
I was wavied into adult court when i was 16
so all the stuff i did is on my record.
Having felony convictions may delay you from voting in some states, but it should not prevent you from receiving federal student aid.
Student Loans or Felony Grants for Felony Narcotize offenders.?
I was cought with a bit of marijuana (I was not charged for trafficing) when I was 19 years old and I got 2 felony's F5's that cannot be expunged I was wondering what is to hand as
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www.ithacadwi.com Over the procedure of my years of practicing in the Fingerlakes I have defended many college students from SUNY Cortland, SUNY ...
A felony confidence frequently also strips a person of other rights, like voting and serving on a jury. Depending on the turn out that in the event of, a court may deport the offender or deny naturalization. Additionally, offenders are conceivable to be disqualified from enlisting in or continuing to serve in the military, and certain professional licenses are almost always lost. Those convicted of a felony are also likely to be denied publicly funded monetary assistance including welfare, subsidized housing and publicly financed student loans.
The consequences may come many as plausible for the worst offenses, but these draconian effects can also be applied after far less serious crimes. Should an 18-year-old convicted of shoplifting a $300 bicycle be denied public financing? What about a professional license and m in all regulated industries? Even if the individual had never had any previous contact with the criminal justice system, and never did again? The revocation and restoration of rights — not scarcely the right to bear arms — is inconsistent from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and from instance to case.
The Times article on Monday addresses cases in which various individuals — many of whom were convicted of raving felonies at the state level — were allowed to reacquire their rights to possess firearms. This presents a effulgently need to find a balance, between the rights of individuals and the safety of society. The legal system is the mechanism for striking this balance, and each case varies — as the Times article showed.
It is portentous to determine whether petitions for restoration of gun rights, as well as other rights that are revoked from convicted felons, are being addressed and processed correctly. The system must also be accountable to the public, particularly when, as detailed in the article, it is same system restoring the right to embrace a firearm that initially revoked it.
All for the misdeed of -- wait, what exactly is it these students were being charged with? In what way were they threatening the peace or breaking an established law?
As has been the cover in many of the police actions in response to OWS demonstrations, the cops' victims were solely exercising their constitutionally protected right to nonviolent protest. And they had a few tents set up in the inform. That's it.
In response to the students' refusal to move out when UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi decisive she didn't want them there, Katehi, who has no law-enforcement authority or credentials, made a feckless claim that they were endangering public safety and asked police to forcibly space them.
So they proceeded to wrest them from the quad of all places, the space on a college campus that was fundamentally made for gatherings of the sort that police broke up on Friday.
Katehi is paid a $400,000 annual pay (as of 2009 data), in large part from these same students' high-interest-loan-funded education payments.
And she -- like New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his handling of the protesters in Manhattan's Zuccotti Reservation, and many of his counterparts throughout the nation -- appears to have decided that it was in the best interest of the people she serves to have them torn out of a celebrated gathering space. In this case, she had them ripped right off the quad in broad light and with numerous smartphone cameras rolling.
And that decision led to police cavalierly spraying these kids like an exterminator handles an ant infestation -- with disdain for their very being.
In fact, in this case, it was the police officer (who will undoubtedly receive a slap on the wrist at worst once Katehi's charge force on the incident returns its findings) who committed the crime, according to a key part of Correctional Code Section 12403.7: "Any person who uses tear gas or tear gas weapons except in self-defense is sorry of a public offense and is punishable by imprisonment in a state prison for 16 months, or two or three years or in a county gaol not to exceed one year or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the satisfactory and imprisonment."
Despite what the gross misconduct shown in this video may suggest, the protect officer in question is covered under the term "person," and should be held to the same standard as the civilians he mistreated. But as is nearly always the case in police-brutality cases, he will likely get off easy.
In the score, the bystanders who filmed the incident should be glad they didn't do so in Illinois, Maryland, or a covey of other states where people have been arrested and charged with felonies for filming such abuses of power under the grotesque claim that they are obstructing law enforcement by taping it in action.
Pepper spray, or oleoresin capsicum, causes such last pain and discomfort that it is what women are told to use if someone tries to rape them. Although pepper cover is considered nonlethal, there are a number of recorded cases of it killing people who have been exposed to it.
It is a beastly experience to be hit with pepper spray, much worse than to be doused with tear gas, according to a 1998 observe by the European Parliament Scientific and Technological Options Assessment. "The effects of spray spray are far more severe, including temporary blindness which lasts from 15-30 minutes, a fervent sensation of the skin which lasts from 45 to 60 minutes, upper league spasms which force a person to bend forward and uncontrollable coughing making it intricate to breathe or speak for between 3 to 15 minutes."
And this is what was used on several harmless American youths Friday.
As protester Eric Lee, who witnessed the events Friday, told the Davis Zeal : "It also shows that the First Amendment is worthless. Here we are addressing government grievances -- training has gone up 300 percent in the last decade -- and this is how we get treated when we sit down and peacefully disclaimer."
One of the most terrifying aspects of these repeated mass incursions upon people's rights throughout the boondocks is that there is a chilling sense of routineness that grows with each new video or news report of an occurrence of vile disregard for citizens at the hands of those who have taken oaths to protect them.
Americans have been desensitized to simulated destructiveness for decades through their constant exposure to its portrayal in films, TV shows, and video games. But this is a whole new uncultivated, and one that must be acknowledged if there is any hope of curbing it.
Just read some of the comments people posted in effect to the video:
"YESSSS GOD BLESS THE POLICE"
"this is great. police just doing their jobs. perchance the people sitting can see what that feels like one day."
"These kids are idiots, i need no college scale to see that! They are wasting our Police force time with this demonstration"
The issue here is not politics or whether one agrees or disagrees with any given aver. What we are seeing is a wholesale erosion of basic rights to peaceful discourse and carte blanche from unnecessary harm, especially at the hands of public servants.
As the description of one of the online videos of the happening reads: "Wow it never ends ... "
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By JESSE GRAY , UPP Contributor—
Every year thousands of outstanding high school graduates find it extremely difficult to further their education at the collegiate level. The problem is not that these kids are academically challenged or that colleges will not accept them. Their problem is that they are not “true” citizens because of their parents illegal status.
Federal Laws state that illegal immigrants must pay out-of-state tuition to attend college and are not eligible for grants. This, coupled with the fact that these same immigrant students cannot get jobs due to their citizenship status, makes it extremely difficult to be able to afford a college education.
There is a great opportunity cost with this loss of potential talent in college and then in the workforce. To enable these kids to attend college could amount to the creation of many new jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenues. There are also positive socio-economic consequences as well, in that these kids for the most part, would grow up to become engaged citizens.
The solution to this problem is the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act). The Act allows these kids to get conditional temporary citizenship status, giving them the resources they would need to properly complete their college education or service in the military.
The DREAM Act pertains to children of immigrants that are in the United States with no documentation. To apply for the DREAM Act the kids applying would have to be between 12 and 35 years old, and no older than sixteen when they arrived with their parents in the country. The DREAM Act would apply to those who came five years before the legislation was passed to ensure that the act does not foment further illegal immigration. The most important requirement of the DREAM Act is that those who apply must complete two years of college, trade or vocational school or military service. They must also have no felonies and be in “good moral standing.”
Many of those that are opposed to immigration would agree that those who would be beneficial to the US economy should be able to come to this country legally, gain citizenship and contribute and acculturate. The youth that qualify for the Act are exactly those kind of immigrants. It is generally not their fault that they are here illegally. They have received an American primary education, and qualify for a college education. They are already here ready to start their education. They have lived in the United States for so long that they understand American culture and tradition and they already speak English fluently with little or no accent. They have been educated in American schools, know American history and have a sense of loyalty to the United States.
Most of the kids that would be eligible for the DREAM Act would be the first in their families to receive their college educations which would set the educational precedent for future generations. Most importantly, though, is the great potential that these kids posses.
A local group found in Utah County high schools called Latinos in Action demonstrates this potential. This group was started by Jose Enriquez, one of the vice principles at Mountain View High School. Latinos in Action is an extra-curricular club of predominantly Latino kids (others that aren’t Latino can join as well) that provides service for the community. They engage in a myriad of tasks ranging from promoting Latin culture to mentoring younger students. They set a great example for other youth, and on top of their achievements have strong moral values as well.
These are great kids who could become great assets in the United States, not only economically but socially as well. Unfortunately, without the DREAM act, many of the members of Latinos in Action will not be going to college because they are not citizens. Under the DREAM Act, however, these same students would be granted temporary citizenship allowing them to get jobs and apply for student loans.
Our own Senator, Orrin Hatch, first introduced the DREAM Act into the Senate in 2001. Senator Hatch, in his statement on the Senate floor, encouraged passage of the DREAM Act to give these kids a fair chance to become contributing members of our society. He went on to tell the story of a young Utah immigrant: “One young man who is in this predicament lives in my home State of Utah. His name is Danny Cairo. Danny came to the United States at the age of six with his mother who abandoned him eight years later. Danny had to drop out of school in order to support himself. Fortunately, he met Kevin King, who adopted Danny in 2001. With the help of Mr. King, Danny is presently attending the University of Utah.”
Senator Hatch goes on to say that Danny’s story is only bittersweet. Despite the adoption and education, Danny cannot gain immigration status from Mr. King. He, therefore, must live in legal limbo and confront a daily possibility of deportation. Finally, he may never be able to legally work in the United States.
Our laws should not discourage those with bright young minds from seeking higher education. We should instead assist and encourage the many ‘Dannys’ who are in the United States and who have the dedication and drive to achieve their worthy goals.
I am proud that the DREAM Act provides illegal alien children with options for higher education, as well as the opportunity to earn legal residence in the United States. The DREAM Act has been in congress but has never passed due to a lack of votes. Last March it was re-introduced by Senator Durbin of Illinois. The DREAM Act has received support from both sides of the aisle, but still falls just short of passage. I invite you to learn more about this important bill and encourage your senators and congressmen to support it.
NORML is in constant contact with thousands of victims of cannabis prohibition on a weekly basis. The organization is flooded with calls, letters and emails from citizens ill-effected by cannabis prohibition laws, from getting arrested and going to prison to civil forfeiture, child custody, revocation of drivers license, removal of student loans and workplace drug testing.
Below is a prime, firsthand account of how what appears to be a minor cannabis offense can seriously impair a person’s ability to live the most productive and prosperous life possible because they chose to relax with cannabis, as compared to alcohol.
The soldier below, who got busted in what is technically speaking a decriminalized state for cannabis possession, aptly points out the hypocrisy of the government to hire him into the National Guard and Army, but, because of a minor cannabis bust years ago, he still can’t get a minimum wage job in corporate retail big box stores. These same corporate brand names often claim to support and honor the men and women who serve in the military.
It would be one thing if the government’s war on cannabis consumers was actually effective, or that when citizens were busted in the prohibition they’d repent, defer to the government’s rationale for the prohibition laws and necessarily feel good about the taxing and stressful experience. There is no correlation to greater number of arrests equating to less cannabis use. Instead, since 1965, 20 million citizens in America come out on the backside of an interaction with prohibition laws and typically develop less respect for authority and the government, and perceive police as adversaries rather than public servants. It makes them jaded about the words and promise of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. It makes some citizens on the fringes developing an anti-government attitude so strident that they advocate violent revolt.
Why is any of this good in a democracy that relies on trust, respect and fidelity to basic institutions, institutions founded in America’s basic values, largely rationality and reason?
NORML thanks SPC Hunt, and hundreds of thousands of men and women in America’s armed forces, for making great sacrifice and taking risks to keep the country as safe as it can be.
To whom it may concern:
My name is SPC L. D. Hunt. I am 28 years old, a loving husband, and very proud father of an amazingly smart little boy. I am also currently in Iraq. I am writing to you in hopes that maybe my story can help motivate some of you to continue the fight you are bravely acting out in on behalf of the American people.
In May 2002 I was arrested in Brunswick county, NC for possession of less than one half ounce of marijuana. At the time I was in my care in a private area but I was unaware of laws at the time dealing with search warrants, etc. The police officer who arrested me drilled the hell out of me. Questioning me and making subtle threats against myself and my occupants, I agreed for him to search me personally. I told him of the bags and the bowl in my pockets and he promptly put me in cuffs and began to tear my car apart. After the search I was taken to the magistrates office and booked. I was given a court date and told to return. The cute part about that was when I was getting out of the police car, the bags were on the center console and when the officer got out, his elbow knocked one of the bags down into the floor between the seat and the console. When I informed him of what happened, he told me “not to worry about it”…
A few weeks later came my court date. I went to court to represent myself, ready to accept whatever punishment they were going to give me. I told the judge in a very professional manner of my mistake and my willingness to go along with the sentencing. I was given a $100.00 fine and 1 year of unsupervised probation. When I received the judgement I breathed a sigh of relief thinking that the worst part was over, when in fact, it was just beginning.
I consider myself a good worker, especially in terms of customer relations in sales positions. I was also working on getting back into college and moving on with my life. But it became quickly apparent that nearly all employers would not hire me. Target, Walmart, and many other places wanted nothing to do with me, all while I watched them hire people with felonies and much harsher police records on them. I couldn’t figure out for the life of me how minding my own business and using such a small amount of plant material could cost me worse treatment than a car thief or someone with an assault record. To this day I still can’t figure the logic in it. Needless to say this affected my finances very quickly.
The next few years proved to be extremely trying as the only work I could get were at construction and jobs I had no experience in and I was not good in. I felt like I was forced into a position that made me constantly searching for new work as with that industry in NC the amount of work available was dependent on my employer’s success at acquiring new contracts. This did not bode well for trying to pay bills, go to college, and keep a healthy relationship with my wife.
In 2005 things came to an extremely bad climax and I was without work, none was available, and there was nowhere among the dozens of job applications I put in that would give me a second thought due to my conviction. All but one. And it was the one place I laughed at the thought of being hired: The North Carolina National Guard. The decision to join wasn’t very hard when I found out that with a simple letter I could be approved to put my life at risk for my country. Once again I wondered about the ethical and moral stance that places like Walmart, Target, and the other giant companies took when it came to hiring. How could I be rejected at a Walmart or a McDonalds and be hired in an instant by the US government? When the paperwork was over I was among the newest of the NCNG’s medics. I chose that job since I figured it would be a great career path and it allowed me to help stop my brothers and sisters from dying. As a medic I knew I could make a difference.
After I completed my training and returned home I was immediately put on the Katrina relief duty and worked extremely hard, trying to earn the respect of my fellow soldiers, which I can proudly say I did. I recieved an award for my service there and I still work with that ethic in mind. I thought once again that due to my hard efforts to make myself into a better person, those put in a position to judge me would see those efforts and be proud to hire a US soldier. I was wrong. Very wrong.
I was thrust back into the same position I was in before I joined. I almost regretted joining the Guard since it was temporary, I talked with my superiors about going into active service but talk of a deployment was in the air. And the lady who stood beside me and supported me through all this was hesitant to see me join as she did not want me to go off like this, but she knew it was something I had to do. So I held onto the thought of being deployed with my unit and the men and women who became like a second family to me. Weeks turned into months, and they in turn, into years. I fought extremely hard to get whatever work I could until I ran into a manager who worked at a local Pizza Hut who did not do background checks and just ignored it when I told her of my record. So there I was, a US soldier, now working part time at a fast food chain. I couldn’t get a job as an EMT with the Brunswick county government due to my record either. The government’s double standards were hurting me indeed.
Fast forward to 2008. I was finally being deployed. I had months before hand to keep working so I decided I needed a second job. I figured it had been 6 years and I was in great standing with the national guard so an employer would understand and hopefully have a spot for me. I went to a local Walmart again that was having trouble keeping employees, I went in dressed in a full business suit and told them directly, I wanted a managers position. I know I could drive sales, I know I could be an extremely valuable asset to a company like that. The store manager was eager to hire me. That is, until the corporate level called and told them absolutely not, that there was no chance they would hire me. So here I was, a medic with the Army, with a wife and a child on the way, forced into a spot to work whatever odd jobs I could find and forced to move in with my parents because I simply could not do anything working for $7.00 an hour part time. I was not allowed to go active because of stop loss for my unit. With the help of my family I finally made it to active status when our time to train was here.
Now at the end of 2009 I have confirmed that my conviction should be off my record by now and it should not pose a problem with any more hiring. I don’t count on that one. I have moved to Rhode Island with my wife where I plan on using my training to join an EMT unit while I go to school for an RN degree, and eventually a PA as I have been told by several Drs now that my talent for health care is extremely good.
To this day I still laugh that these vicious groups attacking marijuana have done so much damage. I hope they are proud that the have helped to make a US soldier out to be a monster despite being the man responsible for the medical supplies of 1000 troops, has ran dozens of missions outside our base in support of Iraqi Freedom, has helped to save the lives of soldiers and Iraqis, and has time and time again earned awards from the Army due to my service. I am proud of my service. I love my country. I am extremely blessed to have the chance to do what I do. But despite all the support my country says it has, it casts a blind eye on me at the same time. It worries me, it keeps me up at night. But I can’t help it. My life was ruined because of a $10.00 bag of marijuana that I was going to use and then watch a movie in the privacy of my own home.
Please continue to do the great work you do. Maybe one day we can prevent cases like mine and others. These insane groups think they are doing the country a favor and yet they are doing nothing short of alienating people and forcing them to lead lives that they should not be forced into. Big companies such as Walmart, Target, Dillards, and many others preach constantly about how much they support our soldiers and yet would not give me the time of day because I stood up and admitted to having a very small bag of pot in my pocket. Not a selling charge, not doing anything reckless, just minding my own business and trying to enjoy myself. To me, that is a disgusting way of doing business. I feel they should remove their constant statements of support for the troops until they realize what their policies actually DO to some of the soldiers. I know I am not the only soldier in the military with past drug charges. In fact, I know most of my medical platoon at some point has done drugs, and we avidly support the legalization of marijuana. If it was legal we would still do it, but when we relax and hang out together the only thing we have is alcohol and we see what that does to a person’s body and mind…
It’s a shame.
In closing, thank you for your time, if you feel like sharing my story with others, that’s fine. I can only pray that it helps to prevent these things from happening again. I love my country but I hate the fact that so many feel it’s necessary to take away our freedoms and lie to keep up their efforts at turning innocent people and soldiers into outcasts. Please keep up the good fight, I will continue to pray for NORML and all those involved with it.
God Bless,