[mdekkers]

Please engage on a substantive level. I look forward to learning about the positive aspects of using “felon” to refer to a person.

[quartesixte]

Establishment of proper contexts and applicable related terminology.

"Felon" allows everyone to know what "node" of the vocab network you just jumped into.

[mdekkers]

My understanding is that different states have different definitions for the meaning of “felon” and the applicability depends on possible jail time, not actual jail time.

Given that “felon” means “person that’s been convicted of a felony at some point in their life” and the fact that “felony” covers such a wide variety of crimes, it is a genuinely useless indicator of context.

[thrill]

Clarity in meaning.

[exe34]

Precision.

[sfmike]

One positive aspect is possibly saving people from dying, preventing more victims.