Response to Commentary on the New Election Year

“Commentary on the New Election Year” has a pretty harsh stance on Sex Offenders receiving education funds. I see both sides, there are some Sex Offenders that are innocent and then there are those that are repeat offenders or even go on to commit more heinous crimes. As in many things, one size does not fit all. Some individuals use the education they receive to go on and be contributing citizens to society, others use those funds to learn what their rights are and gain the ability to defend themselves and prove their innocence. Estimates of innocent individuals in jail are over 200,000. With so many cases of wrongly accused, and so many cases overturned (over 150 by one organization alone) one has to consider the idea that those using the education money are really trying to turn their lives around, wrongly accused or not. I think that consideration needs to be made that the funds should be available under certain conditions, I am sure that we have all suffered from being in the wrong place at the wrong time at least once in our lives and I think that a small percentage of these cases are just that, and should be considered as eligible for rehabilitation which should include education.
I would like to see my taxes used for education, and that it go to individuals who might be less fortunate, that works to be a good citizen, but has financial difficulties. As the author of this blog stated, I too have never been convicted of a crime and work hard to be a good citizen, I have also felt as if the financial aid program has let me down as well as others around me, but it there are a large group of individuals that do deserve help to maybe give them a life that would not have been.