"PS. Yeah I pretty much read the entire Bible while I was in confinement, your friend was totally right about that one." lol I tried to read the whole bible once, Leviticus was really hard to get past.
Btw yeah I really like the idea of giving ex convicts proper job opportunities. I was working with some charity at some point to help ex convicts learn tech skills and help them get jobs. It is just sad that companies can hold your criminal record against you because people make mistakes, but people also get older and learn from them. I always try and help my ex convicts get jobs, but its not that easy in this country. The sad thing is that I know people who were heavily involved in gangsterism at some point and after jail they wanted to leave that life. The one guy I know has tattoo's on his face so besides the fact that he has been in jail his outward appearance is also making it hard for him to find employment. He was looking for a job for months, but nobody wanted to even give him a chance. What happened next, people kept offering him illegal jobs, he kept refusing , but eventually he needed money and today, well he is back to the life he knows because society doesn't want to give him a chance. Saddest part is this guy went to jail at 15 for a crime that he didn't even commit, but after that he just didn't care any more and everything just went downhill for him. He is now also addicted to drugs again. I am here waiting to help him oneday if he is ready, but I hope he lives to get that far.
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