I'm 68 years old, and I'm as much a criminal now as I was at the age of 22. And, I'm even more of a dissident than I was then.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
By the time I was 23 years old, I had multiple arrests.
Too old at 72? Careful. Ageism is out. We'll have the law on you!
When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
There are certain age limits on police officers. They'd have retired me out at 65.
I served my time and came out of prison when I was just 26 and have worked with the government for 37 years. But people only remember me for what I did before that.
I'm going to be 58, and I'm a woman. In this business, that seems to be a bigger crime than being mentally ill.
I am no longer a criminal. I gave up that practice years ago.
I was a policeman for 18 years.