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I wouldn’t quite agree. Sure, a car can be used as a weapon, but that’s not its primary function. I’m not aware of the exact case, but if prison rehabilitated him in a way that he no longer uses a car as a weapon, I really see no reason why he shouldn’t get a driving license. Unfortunate as it may be, not being able to have a car is a severe disadvantage in a lot of areas.

I would agree with you if it was about a gun license. Having a gun is only useful as a weapon.

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MBech@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I don’t know about England, but at least here in Denmark, many people who have served a sentence will get into a trade. Without a drivers license those jobs can be practically impossible to keep.

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Bonifratz@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It seems only logical to me that if we have tests for people to earn the right to drive a car, then there should also be a possibility of forfeiting that right again.

I sort of get the gun argument but it’s not airtight in my opinion. Guns too can be used in harmless ways (shooting as a sport) so by the same logic full rehabilitation would include getting a gun license back.

And sure not having a car can be a big disadvantage, but so is having a criminal record, and we don’t stop jailing people because of that. Rehabilitation doesn’t mean that all consequences of your crime are undone.

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- Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  At least in my country, no one can know about your criminal record, so it’s not a disadvantage. And it shouldn’t be.
  
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