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"Felon" is a title earned by acts and behavior (and getting caught, of course). For those doing business in certain industries, it indicates a risk factor. It does not prevent you from being hired, but for those employing in a high risk area, it may disqualify you, or certainly put you lower on a list of applicants. Indeed, some companies choose not to hire felons just as some companies prefer to hire veterans - also a title earned by acts and behavior. Neither guarantees the best, or the worst in a worker, but both do provide some insight of an individual's past performance. It is also akin to having a history of being fired. Any employer who looked at the resume of an applicant with that kind of history would balk at employing them - with or without a 'felon' or 'veteran' association.

Being a felon does not mean you are forever that same person who committed the crime and does not mean you have not changed. Some do change, but some never do. The label, title, tag, whatever you want to call it, serves to inform others. They, in turn, may or may not choose to trust you. They do based on that because they don't know if you actually have changed. Once marked so, it may never be possible to attain certain jobs, but you can find work. You can even start your own business if you like.

To call it a blacklist would be inaccurate. It would also be inaccurate to claim swaths of cities, counties or states are wallowing in mire because of this earned title. To make that claim is to say that those entire areas are beds, or breeding grounds for criminals.I'm sure people in those areas would argue that with you.

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