Comments on: Scott, Crist Turn Up The Heat In Final Debate http://www.northescambia.com/2014/10/3scott-crist-turn-up-the-heat-in-final-debate Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2014/10/3scott-crist-turn-up-the-heat-in-final-debate/comment-page-1#comment-283107 David Huie Green Sat, 25 Oct 2014 00:23:00 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=194638#comment-283107 REGARDING: "Correct me if I’m wrong, but when you get out of jail, you’ve served your debt to society. Why shouldn’t you be able to vote?" Well, since you asked: You're wrong. Being in jail does not “serve society” other than stop you from committing more crimes for a while and doesn’t undo the harm done and, thus, isn’t the beginning and end of the matter. Only a fool would blindly hire a convicted drug dealer to work in a pharmacy or place a convicted pedophile in charge of a bunch of children or give a proven thief the keys to the bank. If a person had reason to believe the convict had changed his evil ways, he might knowingly hire him for such things, but he better be pretty sure. There’re certain costs associated with being convicted of committing a felony. Two of those costs are loss of the right to vote and carry weapons. Sometimes jail isn’t even part of the sentence, probation or fines might be. Surely it’s obvious that probation doesn’t count as paying off the damage you’ve done. At best, It means not committing more crimes while supervised in hopes the criminal can learn to not commit crimes when nobody's watching. That said, let's consider the other side of the matter. Why should a convicted felon be deprived of the right to vote just because he's in prison for grand larceny or murder or rape? Usually those crimes have nothing to do with whether Scott or Crist would be better governor other than the fact a convicted felon might understand them better. Let prisoners vote. If the politicians start sucking up to them, the rest of the voters can vote accordingly. David for committed voters REGARDING:
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but when you get out of jail, you’ve served your debt to society. Why shouldn’t you be able to vote?”

Well, since you asked: You’re wrong.

Being in jail does not “serve society” other than stop you from committing more crimes for a while and doesn’t undo the harm done and, thus, isn’t the beginning and end of the matter.

Only a fool would blindly hire a convicted drug dealer to work in a pharmacy or place a convicted pedophile in charge of a bunch of children or give a proven thief the keys to the bank. If a person had reason to believe the convict had changed his evil ways, he might knowingly hire him for such things, but he better be pretty sure.

There’re certain costs associated with being convicted of committing a felony. Two of those costs are loss of the right to vote and carry weapons. Sometimes jail isn’t even part of the sentence, probation or fines might be. Surely it’s obvious that probation doesn’t count as paying off the damage you’ve done. At best, It means not committing more crimes while supervised in hopes the criminal can learn to not commit crimes when nobody’s watching.

That said, let’s consider the other side of the matter.

Why should a convicted felon be deprived of the right to vote just because he’s in prison for grand larceny or murder or rape?

Usually those crimes have nothing to do with whether Scott or Crist would be better governor other than the fact a convicted felon might understand them better.

Let prisoners vote.
If the politicians start sucking up to them, the rest of the voters can vote accordingly.

David for committed voters

]]> By: northend resident http://www.northescambia.com/2014/10/3scott-crist-turn-up-the-heat-in-final-debate/comment-page-1#comment-282878 northend resident Thu, 23 Oct 2014 03:52:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=194638#comment-282878 Sad world we live in now when this is all we have to choose from. I fear for our children of what is to come. Sad world we live in now when this is all we have to choose from. I fear for our children of what is to come.

]]> By: Susan http://www.northescambia.com/2014/10/3scott-crist-turn-up-the-heat-in-final-debate/comment-page-1#comment-282873 Susan Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:46:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=194638#comment-282873 Scott took 3% from state workers to put in our already healthy retirement fund so that he could do something else with the money put in for us from the state. There was no grandfathering for those workers already well into the system. I can not imagine teachers and other state employees voting for him again. If he gets back in, there will be more to come. Scott took 3% from state workers to put in our already healthy retirement fund so that he could do something else with the money put in for us from the state. There was no grandfathering for those workers already well into the system. I can not imagine teachers and other state employees voting for him again. If he gets back in, there will be more to come.

]]> By: Rufus Lowgun http://www.northescambia.com/2014/10/3scott-crist-turn-up-the-heat-in-final-debate/comment-page-1#comment-282864 Rufus Lowgun Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:07:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=194638#comment-282864 Correct me if I'm wrong, but when you get out of jail, you've served your debt to society. Why shouldn't you be able to vote? If you commit another crime and go back to jail, you lose that right again anyway. Why should you continue to be punished once you've served your sentence as decided by a court? Correct me if I’m wrong, but when you get out of jail, you’ve served your debt to society. Why shouldn’t you be able to vote? If you commit another crime and go back to jail, you lose that right again anyway. Why should you continue to be punished once you’ve served your sentence as decided by a court?

]]> By: molino jim http://www.northescambia.com/2014/10/3scott-crist-turn-up-the-heat-in-final-debate/comment-page-1#comment-282863 molino jim Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:02:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=194638#comment-282863 Ask how the people at CCI feel about Scott. Add that to the number of other state employees who now are out of the state medical insurance because their jobs have been "farmed out". Anyone who would have taken the 5th as many times as Scott did has to be a crook. It's to bad we can't find another Jeb Bush. Ask how the people at CCI feel about Scott. Add that to the number of other state employees who now are out of the state medical insurance because their jobs have been “farmed out”. Anyone who would have taken the 5th as many times as Scott did has to be a crook. It’s to bad we can’t find another Jeb Bush.

]]> By: Randy http://www.northescambia.com/2014/10/3scott-crist-turn-up-the-heat-in-final-debate/comment-page-1#comment-282846 Randy Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:29:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=194638#comment-282846 Crist will say whatever the voters want to hear just to garner votes. With that said, I am sick and tired of all the mud slinging and I am ready to hear how each candidate is going to improve this fine state. Crist will say whatever the voters want to hear just to garner votes. With that said, I am sick and tired of all the mud slinging and I am ready to hear how each candidate is going to improve this fine state.

]]> By: mic hall http://www.northescambia.com/2014/10/3scott-crist-turn-up-the-heat-in-final-debate/comment-page-1#comment-282844 mic hall Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:11:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=194638#comment-282844 Both looked TERRIBLE! Scott is just disturbing to look at on TV and Crist looks perpetually sad or depressed. Both were just snarky. What choice to make? It would be nice if we had someone we could actually believe would BE a good choice. So if we vote for one of them we get the choices of the one we have and don't like and the one that was bad before and can't only be trusted to do what is best for him. Both looked TERRIBLE! Scott is just disturbing to look at on TV and Crist looks perpetually sad or depressed. Both were just snarky.

What choice to make? It would be nice if we had someone we could actually believe would BE a good choice.

So if we vote for one of them we get the choices of the one we have and don’t like and the one that was bad before and can’t only be trusted to do what is best for him.

]]> By: Kate http://www.northescambia.com/2014/10/3scott-crist-turn-up-the-heat-in-final-debate/comment-page-1#comment-282837 Kate Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:06:32 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=194638#comment-282837 Scott looked like a thumb puppet. IF he is so concerned about the poor why did instigate the urine test for the poorest of people at their cost? He has contracted out some of the most important services a state can provide. How do you call yourself a concerned Governor with his record. He isn't even as smart as a thumb puppet. I don't like the fraud he committed against Medicare. Once a thief always a thief. Scott looked like a thumb puppet. IF he is so concerned about the poor why did instigate the urine test for the poorest of people at their cost? He has contracted out some of the most important services a state can provide. How do you call yourself a concerned Governor with his record. He isn’t even as smart as a thumb puppet. I don’t like the fraud he committed against Medicare. Once a thief always a thief.

]]> By: Tammy http://www.northescambia.com/2014/10/3scott-crist-turn-up-the-heat-in-final-debate/comment-page-1#comment-282829 Tammy Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:51:34 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=194638#comment-282829 watched it for 2 mins and thought I was watching two middle schoolers trying to out snark each other. I will be voting LPA and NPA through the whole ballot. watched it for 2 mins and thought I was watching two middle schoolers trying to out snark each other. I will be voting LPA and NPA through the whole ballot.

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