I have nothing to hide. I was a property offender. I sold schedule II drugs--steroids--and I committed fraud. So I would be classified as a non-violent offender. Some people would say that my crimes were almost victimless. I don't believe that. There's a victim in every crime.
That being said, I had a victim impact statement read to me at my parole hearing many, many years ago. It was devastating to everyone in the room, including the victim, including me. If it was something I had to go through again to ensure that I would get a pardon, absolutely. I made the mistakes. The consequences are still there. At the end of the day, yes.