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Re:Ask HN: Any felons successfully found IT work post-release? by NegativeLatency on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @08:10PM (#38861932)
I think it really depends. Someone who had an a assault conviction at say 18 and is now 40, is a different situation from someone who very recently assaulted someone (but also how could you expect someone to change if they're never given a chance).

There's also the negative case of someone who has assaulted someone but was never caught, you can't safely eliminate that because there's no record of it.

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Re:Ask HN: Any felons successfully found IT work post-release? by SoftTalker on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @08:26PM (#38862028)
Assault is also not always what you might imagine. It doesn't require physical harm or even contact. Just putting someone in fear of harm can be assault. E.g. a disagreement getting heated and someone saying "I'm going to kick your ass" is technically assault. As is brandishing a weapon or making other threatening gestures even without physical contact or harm.
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