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The problem is that with the internet evidence of your minor crimes is available to a far wider audience than usual. To expand on your underage drinking analog
by philk 17y ago
The problem is that with the internet evidence of your minor crimes is available to a far wider audience than usual.
To expand on your underage drinking analogy, it's the difference between being seen by a member of campus police and being seen by all members of campus police, including the really uptight one and a range of other people (potential employers, etc.), continuing for years after the actual night of drinking.
- nostrademons 17y agoPossibly. One would hope though that there're checks on that one really uptight cop so that he can't single-handedly ruin your life. After all, the situation beforehand was arguably worse, where it was just random chance whether or not it was the asshole cop who happened to see you when you were drinking. The employer issue is already like that, at least for software engineers. I don't care if a potential employer wants to turn me down for something they saw in a FaceBook photo, because there're plenty of other employers who don't give a damn.