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    hallwill1 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 31, 2013, 08:51 PM
    What do I have to do to get having a felony count as being discriminated against
    I want to know what it would take to get this looked into. I have a felony it's non violent. It's for possession. How can this not be discrimination. I am well qualified for the jobs I am applying to but yet they say they are looking for someone more qualified. I worked for a certain brown company that delivers packages for ten years, US ARMY 4 years and I can't even get a job as a dish washer at Mc Donalds, Chilies, Fridays, Taco Bell any where. They lie on their own app. By saying it won't disqualify you but it does. So I have filled out over 200 applications and yet no one hires me. Who do I need to talk to to get this changed? Or that they can't look 5 years back what about two. I'm just suppose to be jobless and homeless for 5 to 7 years?
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    Jun 1, 2013, 03:20 AM
    Sorry but convicted felons are not a protected class. For discrimination to exist, the discrimination has to be because of age, sex, race and, in some cases, disability.
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    Jun 2, 2013, 04:22 AM
    Hello hall:

    Unfortunately, the landscape is littered with the corpses of the drug war, and you're one of 'em. If it's any comfort, there are MILLIONS of you..

    excon
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    Jun 2, 2013, 06:06 AM
    What state? You might be able to apply for a governor's pardon.
    If a federal conviction, you apply at the federal court where you were convicted.
    'Littered with corpses' well said.

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