Re:Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions
by izzydata on Friday September 28, 2018 @09:58AM
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I don't disagree, but I am skeptical that they received the same chance as someone without a criminal record. Whether intentional or not there is probably some bias in the hiring process when you know they committed a felony or whatever it may be.
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Re:Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions
by frockington on Friday September 28, 2018 @10:40AM
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Two identical candidates, but one has a criminal past, you're going to take the non-criminal record every time. As unfair as it is in the larger picture, it's hard to justify the decision to hire a criminal when it's your neck on the line
Re:Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions
by monocasa on Friday September 28, 2018 @01:33PM
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There's more going on than that. A white man with a felony has about the same employment responses as a black man with a clean record.
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/study-black-man-and-wh...
Re:Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions
by mulmen on Friday September 28, 2018 @11:26AM
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You seem to have restated the problem.
Surely the decision should be based on the likelihood of future criminal action. If a criminal past is accepted as an indicator of future criminal activity then we have rejected the concept of rehabilitation. If this is the only deciding factor we may also blind ourselves to other risks.