[Beetle01]

Sometimes a person's punishment includes more than just jail time. I have friends who I consider very good people now, who back 5-6 years ago were involved in drugs and were convicted of felonies. They are clean good people now, but I tell them all the time they don't deserve to vote, they made their choice, even if they were younger. In this country we give people chance after chance after chance after chance to do the right thing. At some point we have to hold people responsible for their actions. Just as with a DUI, there is more to it than just fines and jail time or probation. You lose your license. With many crimes there is more to the punishment than just jail time.

I don't see you all whining about child molesters having to let people know where they live, and living so many feet from certain places. They served their time, why shouldn't they get the right to live where ever they want? If you think they should have these rules in place, then obviously you don't believe all criminals have paid their debt other than just jail time. Why are felons any different? The repeat offender rate is even higher than that of child molesters. So obviously jail time is not as effective as you may think.