re: Los Angeles passes "ban the box"- firms now cannot ask about crim record on apps

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Boo fricking hoo. If I ran a business, I wouldn't hire a felon. And I wouldn't want to work next to one. Classic NIMBY mindset you have there. Would you want your kid being taught by a "former" child molester? Would you want your wife working late in the office with a "former" rapist? I'm willing to bet you wouldn't.

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No shite man. What the frick is wrong with people who HATE employers so much?

There are plenty of times where I have knowingly hired a felon to do painting for me. I did so because they accepted less pay because I paid in cash. That being said, there are many more jobs that I would not hire a felon for.

Businesses should be able to ask for information about future employees to their hearts content. Nobody is forcing the guy to show up for an application
or interview. Imagine how big a fricking waste this would be if you have 100 felons showing up in a year, only to find out you can't hire them until AFTER you did intial screenings.

frick this. America is dying.

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quote: Wrong. If you're a felon, then "good" jobs are not afforded to you. Since you can't land a good job, you go back to crime. Crime leads back to prison, which costs us. Fatherless homes, which costs us. And the cycle grows, which costs us. Look at the larger picture. Boo fricking hoo. If I ran a business, I wouldn't hire a felon. And I wouldn't want to work next to one. Classic NIMBY mindset you have there. Would you want your kid being taught by a "former" child molester? Would you want your wife working late in the office with a "former" rapist? I'm willing to bet you wouldn't.

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No, but do you want a person who gets in a fight at the age of 20 and pleads to a felony assault charge to never be able to find gainful employment? Even at the age of say 50?