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Working on databases from prison

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849 points dvektor | 3 comments | 16 Jun 25 12:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.626s | source
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bjorkandkd[dead post] ◴[16 Jun 25 13:50 UTC] No.44289491[source]▶
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glommer ◴[16 Jun 25 14:08 UTC] No.44289640[source]▶
I am the one who hired Preston. Whatever he has done in the past, I have all the evidence in the world in front of me to assure me that he has a transformed heart. It is not a common thing to see, but here the fruits are clear.

We are happy to have him with us.

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abxyz ◴[16 Jun 25 14:18 UTC] No.44289750[source]▶
If you're going to extend kindness to Preston then perhaps a little kindness towards others wouldn't go a miss either. Preston isn't rare, the prison system is filled with normal kind hearted people who were unfortunate in life and things went awry. Everyone deserves a chance, not just someone who can provide economic value to you.
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kelstar18 ◴[16 Jun 25 14:23 UTC] No.44289801[source]▶
Showing compassion to one person doesn’t deserve criticism for not saving everyone.
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abxyz ◴[16 Jun 25 14:24 UTC] No.44289819[source]▶
I'm responding to the claim that it's uncommon for someone in prison to have a good heart.
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1. kelstar18 ◴[16 Jun 25 14:28 UTC] No.44289881[source]▶
Purporting that to be a "claim" would be - in my opinion - an incredibly disingenuous reading of the poster's comment. Remember the HN commenting guidelines: "Assume good faith."
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2. abxyz ◴[16 Jun 25 14:30 UTC] No.44289899[source]▶
That is the good faith reading. The comment isn't open to interpretation. What could the meaning be if not that Preston is an uncommon example of a prisoner?
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3. kelstar18 ◴[16 Jun 25 14:37 UTC] No.44289981[source]▶
If you don't believe that language is open to interpretation I'm not sure there is anything more to be gained from this dialog. Have a good day.