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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 33286" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>We left our son in the hands of the P.D. once he was an adult.</p><p>My husband still regrets that decision because with a PD you, as</p><p>parents, have no input. My husband completely believes (and I agree</p><p>in part) that IF we had borne the expense of private representation our son would not be a convicted felon. Where we</p><p>live being a felon (for any crime including the passive crime of</p><p>having a bottle of pills in your unoccupied car that were not your own) means you can not vote, you can easily be put on probation for 5 to 7 years with a long list of rules that allow violation of probation charges to be filed (for example..if a policeman sees</p><p>you shooting the breeze with someone who is also a felon even if</p><p>unknown to you) you can be taken to jail. You can not bond out</p><p>when you are a felon. You stay for 4 to 6 weeks before you appear. You must identify yourself as a felon when applying for</p><p>any job AND your probation officer will come visit you on the job and meet with your employer. If you go to school, the school</p><p>has to be informed that a felon is on campus. You can not ever</p><p>get a job that requires a State or Federal license. Etc. Etc.</p><p>Where we live you also lose your drivers license for a few years.</p><p></p><p>So...I'm not suggesting that you do or do not hire an attorney.</p><p>What I want to do is share what we did not know until after the</p><p>fact. Around here there is little difference in punishment for</p><p>a felon who is an abuser and a felon who has no history of violence. Many may say "they deserve it". Maybe they do, but neither husband nor I can see how one can turn your life around and</p><p>get back on track when you are in jeopardy daily. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 33286, member: 35"] We left our son in the hands of the P.D. once he was an adult. My husband still regrets that decision because with a PD you, as parents, have no input. My husband completely believes (and I agree in part) that IF we had borne the expense of private representation our son would not be a convicted felon. Where we live being a felon (for any crime including the passive crime of having a bottle of pills in your unoccupied car that were not your own) means you can not vote, you can easily be put on probation for 5 to 7 years with a long list of rules that allow violation of probation charges to be filed (for example..if a policeman sees you shooting the breeze with someone who is also a felon even if unknown to you) you can be taken to jail. You can not bond out when you are a felon. You stay for 4 to 6 weeks before you appear. You must identify yourself as a felon when applying for any job AND your probation officer will come visit you on the job and meet with your employer. If you go to school, the school has to be informed that a felon is on campus. You can not ever get a job that requires a State or Federal license. Etc. Etc. Where we live you also lose your drivers license for a few years. So...I'm not suggesting that you do or do not hire an attorney. What I want to do is share what we did not know until after the fact. Around here there is little difference in punishment for a felon who is an abuser and a felon who has no history of violence. Many may say "they deserve it". Maybe they do, but neither husband nor I can see how one can turn your life around and get back on track when you are in jeopardy daily. DDD [/QUOTE]
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