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Felony Conviction : Was it really the system?
A man, who has been convicted of felony in the United States
national judicial system, is one that has been condemned for his
life. At least in the case of Daniel Hooper it applies. Any man who
has had three strikes, just as in bowling is far out of his league
then if he expects to be pardoned. The United States system does not
allow habitual offenders to roam free and maliciously demean society
with their continuous criminal activities. The first two times
depending on the strength of the charge of felony the criminal is
convicted and fulfils his term, but as they say the third times the
charm, maybe the same applies to habitual criminals, the third time
they are sent in to prison for a very long time.
The same appended with the subject of this essay – Daniel Hooper. He
has 18 years old, when he was arrested and convicted of his first
felony charge. He had stolen a car radio and was caught when he made
the sale to a used parts dealer. He was arrested and sentenced to
six months in jail, with community service when his term was over.
Although Daniel claimed that his time in prison was not exactly “his
idea of a fun time” it was not long enough to leave a lasting
impression on him. After his term was complete, he got a job,
completed his hours of community service and in a perfect world
would have started out his new life afresh and away from any crime
or even temptations to crime. However the impact of the prison
atmosphere had left an impression if even a small one, and he began
to get involved in drugs and alcohol.
Three years later, he was working as a
mechanic in a garage and was arrested for drunk driving, when he
crashed into the front yard of an old lady, who was more upset that
he had ruined her petunias then she was about the fact that he had
broken down her fence and nearly crashed into her front room. After
this charge he was convicted again. This time for 9 months and the
community service time was greater. He was to serve in an old
peoples home as orderly and volunteer. However although the
situation may seem ironic and comical to the observer, it most
definitely was not for Daniel. This time in prison, his experiences
were not only “not his idea of a fun time” they most nearly met his
perception of hell. His cellmate was a man named Gary Harris, who
was also a drunk, drug addict, but he was also a murderer. Here
Daniel met with hardened criminals and lived in constant fear of
being hurt by them, as he learned that the atmosphere in this prison
was very dangerous.
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