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Replying to @chesaboudin
You know the tried and true motto, if you can’t do the time don’t do the crime. Hope dirtbags accountable, I know it’s tough as you are one... but You serve the citizens not the criminals. You don’t hold violent criminals to that how could you be trusted win non...
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Replying to @s_barnes_ @chesaboudin
I'm under no impression I'll change your mind, but: the point here is that these are people who have *already done* their time. They've served their time, paid their restitution, met all the requirements of the system. Do you think they should forever be branded a "criminal"?
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Branded? No. But if you are in a situation that requires a background check, you need to own what you did. If you broke into an empty house and robbed them, yes, that should come up in a background check.
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These days more and more situations require a background check. The point of the justice system should be that "you do the time" (and other consequences) and then are treated the same as everybody else. It harms everyone if people coming out of prison aren't able to get a job.
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I kinda disagree with your premise. I lived my whole career (30 years) and only had a background check twice. Plus half of the population these days is self-employed. Only people rehabilitated should get their record cleared - a pardon - not "everyone".
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It sounds like we agree in principle, then! I would argue then that you may consider the role of background checks: Gig work platforms rely on them. Some landlords use them. And many entry level employers probably do, too.
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