Christ_empowered
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someone said that at me (neither to me nor in a talk with me...at me, in my direction....happens, when one is an outcast...), as I was coming in tonight, and...
I'm not, actually. its a long, sordid story I've told and retold already (mostly here...sorry, CFnet regulars...), but...
I -could- have ended up with a felony; I didn't, and what I did end up with seems to have been sealed. Which...I think in my state means it can't be used against me for housing, most sorts of employment (but not all....healthcare is off limits, I think...), etc. i dunno. clearly, God has seen fit to extend some amazing grace in my direction. anyway...
I actually have 0 on a background check. But, I'm kinda glad I heard it tonight, because it explains a lot...for a nation in which so many people end up in jail, prison, etc., the US--especially conservative areas-- sure is hard on people. So, I guess people see a "convicted felon" living in their neighborhood, and they're getting all riled up? I dunno. and...
its not that I'm "too good" to be a convicted felon (it could have happened, easily), its just...I'm not, and now I see just a bit of what keeps people in and out of jail, etc...its society, it seems, on top of anything and everything else.
OK. So, I'm offering up prayer. I'm starting to -get- part of why people are so openly disrespectful and harsh towards me, and also...I'm a little concerned that people might think its a-OK to mess with my stuff or me or...something.
blah. frustrating...more than a little bit...but at least things are coming together, in my mind, and things...make more sense now, I guess. thanks.
I'm not, actually. its a long, sordid story I've told and retold already (mostly here...sorry, CFnet regulars...), but...
I -could- have ended up with a felony; I didn't, and what I did end up with seems to have been sealed. Which...I think in my state means it can't be used against me for housing, most sorts of employment (but not all....healthcare is off limits, I think...), etc. i dunno. clearly, God has seen fit to extend some amazing grace in my direction. anyway...
I actually have 0 on a background check. But, I'm kinda glad I heard it tonight, because it explains a lot...for a nation in which so many people end up in jail, prison, etc., the US--especially conservative areas-- sure is hard on people. So, I guess people see a "convicted felon" living in their neighborhood, and they're getting all riled up? I dunno. and...
its not that I'm "too good" to be a convicted felon (it could have happened, easily), its just...I'm not, and now I see just a bit of what keeps people in and out of jail, etc...its society, it seems, on top of anything and everything else.
OK. So, I'm offering up prayer. I'm starting to -get- part of why people are so openly disrespectful and harsh towards me, and also...I'm a little concerned that people might think its a-OK to mess with my stuff or me or...something.
blah. frustrating...more than a little bit...but at least things are coming together, in my mind, and things...make more sense now, I guess. thanks.