Things You Can't Do If You're a Felon

You served your time and now you are a free man, except as an ex-felon there are some pretty basic things in life you won't be allowed to do. Check out today's new video to find out all of the basic privileges that are revoked if you have served time behind bars.

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[KushSalad]

A common felon perhaps. If you’re a politician, ceo, celebrity or hedge fund lackey then you can still do whatever you want regardless if you’re committing felonies.

[interestingwiki]

“Everybody wants to see a comeback story but no one wants to help on the come up”

[electrofan]

A lot of people preach second chances but society says otherwise.

[michaelprice]

The stories of cops KNOWING they have the wrong person but place a charge anyway is not only terrifying but far too common.

[TheCosmicFreeway]

Imagine all the people wrongfully convicted having that follow them..it's like a curse.

[sirmorallyincorrect]

I read it as falcon and I was confused and extremely interested.

[rolandkennedy]

Once they serve their punishment there should be zero problems for them. They did their time, its over.

[davidperry]

In Norway and many other developed nations, if you committed the equivalent of a felony, it's almost like nothing has happened after you have done your time. Just applying for a job and expect the same chances as someone with an empty rap sheet. I am actually glad that I have an empty rap sheet. There are people that have to deal with a burden on their life only because of an arrest record for a felony crime and not an actual conviction which is outright terrible.

[YourBeety]

Government: Puts people in prison so they learn a lesson so they dont come back to prison
Also Government: makes it hard to get a job
Criminal: Cant get a job
Also Criminal: Steals to make a living and goes back to jail
Government: Oh Boy I wonder who thought of that

[ulostgaming]

Uumm, Snoop Dogg went to Japan, and he has a list of drug charges. It's all about the money. Nobody cares about what you did, they care about what you have to offer them, in snoops case, he brought in money for concerts.

[jaelie]

I am a grocery store Operations Manager and my Operations Assistant is a convicted felon (drug offenses) and he is without a doubt the hardest working person I've ever met. Known him for six years and seen him go from a cashier to Operations Assistant and we cried in each other's arms the day he got his promotion. He does prison ministry too and volunteers at schools all the time

[Justin-veoq]

I made one mistake when I was 19 and got a felony and did some small time I’m 34 now and haven’t been in any trouble since, completed my probation and that giant F on my record still follows me and hangs over my head. I think if they’re non violent offenses they should be removed after 10 or 15 years with no arrests.

[thomasj.]

It’s wrong how people serve their time and afterwards still are sentenced/judged on their past wrongdoings.

[CEL_]

Being a felon for possessing something that is now legal in most states is one of the most discouraging feelings I've ever had. The justice system isnt broke, it's fixed... and works only for the privileged.

[JimJames]

Even as a non Felon, prior service military, a degree and great credit...you STILL have to jump through hoops for 70% of all these things...

[creapyalbinofish]

Honestly, my older sister is a convicted felon and the fact that she always is worried about her record is incredibly sad, I understand that it may be questionable to hire someone with a suspicious record but it really feels like second chances never happen.

[LoboGaming]

I am a felon. The last line of this video is kind of misleading. To get your gun rights back you must first get your civil rights back which means you can now run for office and vote and in most cases it seals your charges on your record so average jobs and landlords can't see it on a background check only police and military can still see it. Then after all that is done you're welcome to get yourself a lawyer and petition to the court and then go in front of a judge to try and convince him that you should have your firearm rights back. I did all this it took me 10 years. You guys were correct on the job thing though. I got turned down for so many jobs the first 7 years

[ComicalRealm]

Society: "Pay for your crime"
Felons: "Aiite, here's my receipt"
Society: "your tab still open"

[WiseAssGamer]

The way we treat ex-cons in our society is criminal.

[luicha]

"So you choose to hire one with good image over quality?"
"Yep"