04-18-2018, 04:54 PM
Quick question: does a felony crime require some sort of violence to be considered as such? I'm asking because I'm trying to understand how "danger to society" applies to felonies as a whole.
If the answer to the above is yes, then my answer to the poll is that I get the taking away freedoms (housed in prison), taking away guns (again danger to society), but I still don't see the point of taking away someone's voting rights, using "danger to society" as an argument. I am not sure how a vote by a felon is anymore dangerous than a vote by an average citizen. I could be persuaded based on a good argument, however.
So, I would probably vote never, unless I'm persuaded by an argument why taking away a felon's voting rights (especially any and all types of felons, vs. on a case by case basis) makes more sense to protect society.
If the answer is no, then I'm curious to know, how do "non-violent" felonies (if there is such a thing) take someone's voting rights away vs. a misdemeanor not doing so (assuming this is the case)? Obviously, I would still vote "never", since in this scenario all the other things from above apply, while the crime is not as "violent".
Edit:
Wanted to add that prisons should not be allowed to be profited from, and certainly should not be privatized.
If the answer to the above is yes, then my answer to the poll is that I get the taking away freedoms (housed in prison), taking away guns (again danger to society), but I still don't see the point of taking away someone's voting rights, using "danger to society" as an argument. I am not sure how a vote by a felon is anymore dangerous than a vote by an average citizen. I could be persuaded based on a good argument, however.
So, I would probably vote never, unless I'm persuaded by an argument why taking away a felon's voting rights (especially any and all types of felons, vs. on a case by case basis) makes more sense to protect society.
If the answer is no, then I'm curious to know, how do "non-violent" felonies (if there is such a thing) take someone's voting rights away vs. a misdemeanor not doing so (assuming this is the case)? Obviously, I would still vote "never", since in this scenario all the other things from above apply, while the crime is not as "violent".
Edit:
Wanted to add that prisons should not be allowed to be profited from, and certainly should not be privatized.
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