So, the town of Carrboro just voted to ban the prior convictions for felonies and misdemeanors box from job applications for town employment.
Interesting that the mayor thinks people change...
It leads to a question which I was completely on the flip side with my friend: do people really change? Or do we merely exhibit less of what people disapprove of and adjust ourselves for different social groups?
I used to think that people change, as a vital part of growing up, being involved in conflicts and as a result of punishment. But in these few years, it became increasingly a "wishful thinking" for me that people would change...when it's so hard to step out of your usual practices (which you're already so comfortable with) unless you're obligated to forgo them.
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