Comments by "Jack Haveman" (@JackHaveman52) on "Biden Admin SUES Sheetz Saying Its RACIST Not To Hire Criminals, Claims Non Whites Are CRIMINALS" video.

Afraid so. I broke the law when I was 20 years old. That hung over my head through most of my working life. I'm now 72, so it's not like I just took part in that activity. It's my own doing. I knew that it was wrong and I did it anyway. Don't get me wrong.....I found work and as the years went by, I was hired because of the reputation that I built over 45 years of working hard. Yet, I still couldn't get a job at a local large business because I screwed up in 1972. I would really have liked to worked there, great benefits and pension but I did it to myself. You reap what you sow. Yet, in spite of all that, I have a nice sized nest egg which I earned through honest, hard work. It's sucks but it's not the end of the world. It's not about serving your time. It's about exhibiting behaviour that would reflect on your integrity and honesty.
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@imaginarymask It really wasn't much of a tribulation. I did something stupid. I put in my time for it. When I got out, I went looking for a job and got one. There are all kinds of reasons why someone won't hire someone and I, quite stupidly, added another reason to not hire me. Actions have consequences and I found that out. The big problem is, they don't tell kids that in school. Not ever. It seems that tribulation and oppression is the centre piece of education now. They don't tell you to make the right decisions. Stay in school. Don't get pregnant or cause a pregnancy until you're in a committed relationship. Don't break the law. Work hard and appreciate the opportunities that you do get instead of lamenting over the things that are out of reach. Do those things and you've increased your chances of having a good life. These days that's controversial but in reality, it's just common sense. So many people, that I know, have had it so much harder than what I did. Some things couldn't be helped. Physical, mental and environmental limitations that are a LOT harder to overcome than my criminal record. In spite of my "tribulations", which kinda makes me chuckle, I've had a good life. However, if I was put in front of a classroom filled with kids, today and they'd find all kinds of reasons to put me down. As far as I'm concerned, when they do that, they're putting themselves down.
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@imaginarymask The world is full of silly and unfair things. As long as I'm not being ripped off, it's our of my control. I've never felt inferior and the people that I worked with all seemed to like working with me.....except the ones who thought they were being treated unfairly, quite often the lazy, and no one liked working with them. My point is that we do coddle them now. "it's not their fault. They're oppressed". I'm not oppressed. I have a great life. Since I've retired, I've been to Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Nova Scotia and the Netherlands. I'm making plans to go to the Cayman Islands with friends in December and hope to take a tour of Europe in 2025. Life is great. I loved my jobs, working in a shoe factory, scrapyard, construction, bartending and finally at a paper mill. Tough jobs but I got satisfaction from doing it and it's given me the opportunity to have a good retired life. I appreciate what I have and that's what's wrong with our society today. They appreciate nothing. Everything is oppression and not fair and I deserve. You destroy your own life, feeling that way, MORE than any criminal record ever could. People, who feel that way, are their own worst enemy. We live in a wonderful country and we're destroying it with our never ending whinging and envy. Accept the limitations of life and work around it with dignity and honesty. You only got one shot at life. Don't spend it wishing it away.
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@imaginarymask I should mention that you can get your criminal record expunged after so many years of being a law biding citizen. I never did but I can still do it. Also, I don't feel as if I deserved it or anything else for that matter. My criminal record is my own damn fault. I'm not going to go crying over it, that's all.
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