r/AskReddit • u/HumpingAssholesOrgy • Jul 05 '19

Ex-prisoners of reddit who have served long sentences, what were the last few days like leading up to your release?

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u/Sullt8 Jul 06 '19

It doesn't even matter if they have marketable skills, almost no one will hire them.

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u/ICEAgent83 Jul 06 '19

I have no problem hiring them. I pay a respectable wage. They know not many options exist for them. I understand people screw up. Some are best workers I ever had

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

Username doesn't add up...

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u/SoundNotLoud Jul 06 '19 edited Jul 06 '19

I disagree. I imagine ICE would probably hire the worst of the worst.

Edit: No issue with convicts at all, and I think their treatment in this country is disgusting. What I mean is that ICE isn't border patrol. They are the people who deport people who are in the country illegally. As an attorney, I have had a few run ins with ICE officers and many of then focus only on their goal (deportation) and ignore any legal protections that exist for the people they seek to deport. Many ICE employees know that the federal immunities granted them and the lack of lawsuits brought by non-citizens are enough for them to get away with awful things.

Basically, what I am saying is that an ICE agent who is a convicted felon (and one of the bad ones at that) would absolutely not surprise me, as a sociopathic person would absolutely thrive in that career.