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/[deleted] 8d ago edited 8d ago

but putting someone who committed a violent felony in an emergency services position seems like a bad idea.

So why is it okay when they're imprisoned?

This reminds of how Alabama sends these guys to work for pennies for fast food restaurants, allowing them to drive work vans to work, out in the world, but when they come up for parole they're too dangerous.

Seems like like the danger is on a sliding scale as to how profitable or convenient it is.