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2013  Speakout 10/6  Friday, October 6, 2006  I was wanting to
speak out about people who are against ex-offenders. I went to
look for a job and I got a call back. I waited patiently and
quietly for this lady to talk to me for a long time. Yes, I'm an
ex-offender and yes, I've done my time. People need to realize
that people do change and just because you are an ex-offender
doesn't mean you are going to do it again. Some people just need
to grow up. The lady eventually, after I came back, came back
and came back to her store told me that she couldn't hire me
because I was an ex-offender. I'm not a felon but I do have a
misdemeanor on my record. Everyone wants to speak out about
people being on welfare, people doing this and that, but when
someone wants a job, works hard to try to take care of her
family, goes out and tries to do her best, people like this say
things and do things like this, to basically down us, down the
former offenders. How can