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caseyscottmckayon Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions

No that's false. Every single job I've ever applied to has asked about a criminal record.

There is, however, a "ban the box" movement in a plurality of states, banning employers from asking potential employees about a criminal record.

With the internet documenting all public information, however, it's normally trivial for an employer to do a little research and find the employee's record.

caseyscottmckayon Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions

Yes, a criminal record never leaves you even if "expunged" or otherwise deleted from your record.

First, you have to admit to it with many jobs/other things anyway (e.g., fbi, military, bar exam etc). And it's usually worse to lie about the charge.

Second, everything is documented on the internet. Thus, even if you're eventually proven innocent and never had anything to do with the criminal charge, it will still be associated with you throughout life.

caseyscottmckayon Copyright troll bugging us, are we screwed?

I agree. All other arguments aside and assuming they're 100% correct, I doubt they're going to waste resources to file a lawsuit over an image of a person that did not generate any monetary value. Ignore it.

caseyscottmckayon New York inmate's golf drawings lead to exoneration in murder

The various Innocence Projects across the US are full of absolute heroes. The number of innocent people currently serving time in US jails is tragic and scary.

Prosecutors and judges should be held more accountable for malpractice. This man lost his life when the facts were in his favor. Someone should be punished for this injustice.

Even worse, lots of states won't even compensate the wrongly convicted for taking their lives from them.

caseyscottmckayon Why Do People Stay When a Hurricane Comes?

Because they are poor/lack resources.

Why is this even a shock to people?