I am a convicted felon. I find it disheartening that we're in a situation today where felons are lumped in with every type of felon that exists. I am a 42 year old white male with a loving wife and intelligent daughter. I own and manage two separate businesses which are successful, and I to work around 60 hours a week. At 19 I forged a check for 186 dollars and after being "caught" the first time I never went to court thus exacerbating the initial charges. Ultimately I have a felony, served 90 days of time and had two years of probation. I give to two charities and we have our own charitable organization which assists local elders in our community. I messed up and now, according to many people I'm not only a horrible person, but I'm not allowed to do a seemingly simple job such as airport security? Has anyone MET some of these persons working these jobs? How about at the DMV? Have you ever really spoken with some of these people? Or, for that matter, pretty much anywhere and everywhere......people nowadays are just not that bright .... at all. And have you read the reports circumventing loss prevention and how many incidents involve "honest" people? Think about it. Do you really believe it's in the best interest for a felon to do anything out of the ordinary in a dishonest manner within the realm of his job when he/she knows he's already in parenthesis? I received my undergrad at Univ. of Washington in Seattle and my graduate from Dartmouth, I have a deep understanding of myself and my surroundings. I'd venture to say that honesty comes from within and isn't just an "action" but a natural right of existence. Stop judging and let's create a mandate that certain felons get their "label" dropped after an allotted period of time. It's been 23 years for me, give me a break already.