@ Platapus: Seriously good points. A convicted felon cannot vote, he cannot own deadly weapons, and I know a couple of ex-cons who, though they have some income, have trouble getting a place to live because many landlords will not even take their applications. You can lie to a prospective boss, but if he finds out you will lose the job and that too will end up on your record.
An ex-cop I once worked with espoused the belief that once time had been fully served the criminal's record should be expunged and all rights restored to him. Otherwise what's the point of using the phrase "paid his debt to society"?
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