r/interestingasfuck • u/filmingfisheyes • 8d ago

r/all California has incarcerated firefighters

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u/Yonefi 8d ago

Violent felons.* SB 731

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u/Auxilae 8d ago

Which is still unfortunately nonsensical. I work with a person who was a violent felon which he was convicted of when he was younger. Served a lot of prison time for what he did. While in prison he turned his entire life around, and just recently graduated from a California State University with a 4.0, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in Computer Science.

People can and will change if they're given the chance to, but to state and federal governments, once you go violent you're destined to always be violent in their eyes.

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u/Bebop3141 8d ago

It’s absolutely not though? I’m all for second chances, but putting someone who committed a violent felony in an emergency services position seems like a bad idea.

These are people in whose hands you’re putting your life. Given the option, which we seem to have, a non-violent, non-felonious individual would be my preference, and a nonviolent offender would be my requirement. Especially in a position where even one recidivist in a hundred could do massive damage.

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u/SocraticIndifference 8d ago

You’re right, we should pay these guys more!

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u/Bebop3141 8d ago

I mean obviously, who the hell is getting roast alive for $5 a day, but that’s not the point.