A lot of people who have done time or even have misdemeanors, have a hard for them to get hired on any job.

Injustice in America can not be ignored or racism will prevail.

I believe that the senate is delaying scheduling a hearing of S.B. #528. In my own opinion they don't want this to be voted on due to their own personal beliefs. That would not be fair to do since according to that belief the government could ban something like candy as long as they didn't like it. As a Pennsylvania resident, I think if the people want marijuana legal as long as it is not endangering anyone, it should not be a problem. If other harmful drugs are legal then this makes no sense since marijuana poses half the threat.

African Americans have lost faith in our "Justice" system.

Body cameras work. They should be required equipment for all police on duty.

To allow citizens of Oxford to own any dog breed they desire.

I have personally been affected by reading dreadful stories every day about what is happening to people in our country of so-called "Liberty." We are falling far short of the mark on this, and far from our country's vision.

What’s Wrong With The Felony Murder RULE - Common Sense: 1. It is fundamentally unfair and in violation of basic principles of individual criminal culpability to hold one felon liable for the unseen and unagreed-to results of another person’s action. 2. The felony murder rule OPERATES as a matter of law upon proof of the intent to commit a felony to relieve the prosecution of its burden of proving intent to kill, which is a necessary element of murder. 3. The intention to commit a felony does not equal the intention to kill, nor is the intention to commit a felony, by itself, sufficient to establish a charge of murder. 4. The felony murder rule violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of due process, more specifically, equal protection of the law, because no defense is allowed on the charge of first-degree murder, only the underlying felony. 5. The purpose of creating degrees of murder is to punish with increased severity the more culpable forms of murder, but an accidental or unknown killing during the COMMISSION or attempted commission of a felony is punished more severely than all other murder charges with exception to first degree murder. 6. The felony murder rule erodes the relation between criminal liability and moral culpability in that it punishes all homicides in the commission, or attempted commission, of the proscribed felonies, whether intentional, unintentional, or accidental, without proving the relation between the homicide and the perpetrator’s state of mind. 7. Holding one or many criminally liable for the bad results of an act which differs greatly from the intended results is based on a CONCEPT of culpability which is totally at odds with the general principles of jurisprudence. 8. The basic rule of culpability is further violated when felony murder is categorized as first-degree murder because all other first-degree murders (carrying equal punishment) require a showing of premeditation, deliberation, and willfulness, while felony murder only requires a showing of intent to do the underlying felony. 9. While the felony murder rule survives in California, and other states, the numerous modifications and restrictions of it by some states courts and legislatures throughout the United States reflect dissatisfaction with the basic harshness and injustice of the doctrine and call into question its continued existence. 10. The felony murder rule can be used by prosecutors in a manner so as to cause grossly disproportionate sentencing, depending on the circumstances of each individual case. 11. The felony murder rule is unconstitutional because the presumption of innocence is thrown out. The prosecutor must only prove intent to commit the original felony; once done, first degree murder attaches to the underlying felony even though intent, (mens rea,) to commit murder does not have to be proved. 12. The felony murder rule is unconstitutional because it violates the Eighth Amendment: cruel and unusual punishment, grossly disproportionate sentencing to the crime(s) actually committed. 13. The felony murder rule bears no rational relationship or equity in its two penalties, with the penalties of other California murder laws, including, at times, the charge of first-degree murder.

Bullitt County, Kentucky is a small community still striving to grow past its negative and ugly history of discrimination, and public officers like Chief Julius Hatfield should go where they belong – in the past. Chief Julius Hatfield must be immediately removed from his position, and all taxpayers and visitors to Bullitt County must be assured of their ability to receive basic emergency services from the fire department. The Bullitt County community is waiting on county officials to do the right thing without delay. Sign this petition to push county officials to fire Hatfield NOW!

If you're homeless in Kansas City, Missouri, you're always welcome at the City Union Mission shelter -- unless you're gay. City Union's executive director says that because they are a "Christian, faith-based organization," they don't allow same-sex couples or families to stay together, and they require transgender people to dress according to the sex they were assigned at birth, regardless of how they identify today. The shelter claims to be adhering to "biblical standards," but Jesus' words about welcoming the stranger didn't include any asterisks excluding LGBT people. That's probably why other Christian organizations in Kansas City, like the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities, welcome same-sex families. City Union is rejecting people who badly need a warm welcome -- studies show that up to 30% of the homeless are LGBT.

Hate crimes against LGBT individuals is a very serious issue. There have been multiple attacks against LGBT individuals in Michigan in 2014, including the shooting of two transgender women in Detroit. Hate crimes are a form of intimidation and bigotry towards all members of a targeted community. We condemn these attacks and ask the Michigan State Legislature to protect LGBT residents.

I'm currently involved with an elder who has been seriously neglected and exploited financially exploited by someone who was looking after her.