Barrow Tells News, Free Press to Get Lost

[DetroiterOnTheWestCoast]

Detroit likes crooks in government but is being an actual felon going a bit too far?

[antongast]

Detroit likes crooks in government but is being an actual felon going a bit too far?

I don't think blanket opposition to electing felons is necessarily productive. Bert Johnson is a convicted felon and I think he's a pretty decent state senator. Anyway, the way our justice system is supposed to work is that you serve your time and then you re-enter society. If we don't allow people the opportunity to do that, then the system is terribly broken.

I'm not a big fan of Barrow as a candidate, but I'm profoundly uncomfortable with the idea of permanently branding all felons as second-class citizens, especially given the exhaustively-documented race and class disparities in the justice system.

[Zacha341]

Not into Barrow but must say this issue of felony relates to voters too. Michigan is one of the states in the union that allows convicted felons to vote. Another state you cannot vote or run... nope.

[rb336]

Not into Barrow but must say this issue of felony relates to voters too. Michigan is one of the states in the union that allows convicted felons to vote. Another state you cannot vote or run... nope.

I would have no problem barring convicted felons from running for office, but once you've paid for your crime, you should be able to vote