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There was a time in American history when a person could make the poor decisions that plague the youth, pay the price if caught, then move to a new town, state or country to start a new life. In that early America of small fledgling towns finding anonymity or loosing one's self in seas of faceless individuals was not an option. Starting over required moving. Through moving one could get beyond the preconceptions of others and break free of their past.
What is the equivalent today?
Aside from creating a false identity there is none. This is a loss. If a person is found guilty of a single crime in their 20's, that crime will follow them throughout their lives irregardless of whether further crimes are committed. There is a social cost in permanently tying an individual to a single mistake especially when that mistake is used by others to keep that individual in their place, or more frequently the case, for personal gain.
It seems to me such records should be scrubbed from existence after 10 to 15 years. Repeat offenders need not apply.
In other polifrogblog news, Jeffey Sykes' Set The Controls has been added to the polifrogblog blog list.
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
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