One More Thing Money Can Buy: A Clean Criminal Record

[SecularMotion]

Bill was surprised to learn he still had a felony record.

For decades he believed that his 1973 conviction in Memphis for possession and intent to sell four ounces of marijuana had been erased, because that's what he was told after he finished the court-mandated community service at the time. Now a retired mechanic, Bill passed several employer background checks over the years with no trouble. But apparently the record of his felony lived on, a fact Bill became aware of when he was denied a renewal of his concealed carry permit last year in Arkansas, where he now lives.

"You're 22 years old, fresh from the military, and you make one mistake and it haunts you in your late 60s. It's strange," said Bill, who asked that only his first name be used because of the long-ago conviction.

But when he sought to clear his record, he learned Tennessee would charge him $450, one of the highest such fees in the country.

http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/one-more-thing-money-can-buy-a-clean-criminal-record

[Hoppy]

1. Bill, put the money in the bank and forget about the gun.

You'll be safer.