Look ChrisinAK I get it you're old and thankfully your era is dying out, and quickly i might add.  The baby boomers folks born in the 50's and 60's are nearing their end and if it means that rotten mentality dies with it, then all the better.  I am not here to sugar coat life for you.  I'm not using an attitude, I am telling you about business culture which has been my profession for the past 20 years.   In the corporate world, alcoholism can be tolerated and rehabilitated but usually DV is not.  Violent crimes in any capacity put the other coworkers in danger and every person has the right to feel safe at their work place.  Which is why most convicts have limited abilities when it comes to finding a career after making poor life choices.

Its not a mistake, you knew what you were doing, therefore its a life choice.  Using a child's mentality to justify it, doesn't make it any better. Lastly who ever said I was christian? And why does religion even matter in a situation such as this?