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I was arguing with a friend that convicted felons shouldn't be discriminated against in job searches, or they will never become upstanding members of society. T
by seibelj 10y ago
I was arguing with a friend that convicted felons shouldn't be discriminated against in job searches, or they will never become upstanding members of society. Then later I was thinking about how someday I'm going to rent out my apartment. And if I do a background check on a tenant, and it turns out they are a convicted felon, I honestly couldn't let them rent the apartment because it's too risky. I feel bad about it, but when it comes to risking my own assets, I can't do it!
- MichaelGG 10y agoThis is why the government steps in and creates fairness laws (though not for felons). It's entirely plausible that an AirBnB renter unfamiliar with evaluating evidence might just look up US crime stats and come to an unfair conclusion on risk. AirBnB is sort of stuck though, since they want to maintain this "sharing economy" fiction, where it's just friendly homeowners sharing their places. They don't want to admit they are encouraging unlicensed hotels that don't follow the law.
- Cshelton 10y agoWelcome to the concept of Enlightened self interest. It's pretty much the same as, when poor: "The rich don't pay their fair share", and now if you become rich: "I pay a stupid amount in taxes". Many fiscally liberal/progressive ideas are centered around hypocrisy. Everyone likes to talk the talk, but they don't act upon it. Others call this human nature...