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A few people I've known with criminal histories only managed to turn their lives around by scraping a business together for themselves, going into home contract
by jstarfish 9y ago
A few people I've known with criminal histories only managed to turn their lives around by scraping a business together for themselves, going into home contracting (handyman, exterminator, etc.). They had done time for stuff like narcotics trafficking and manslaughter and were never going to be hired by any employer otherwise.
Then, in the vein of technological progress, services started popping up encouraging potential clients to do background checks on contractors. You wouldn't want to let a former criminal into your home to do repairs, after all.
I don't know how they're making it these days.
- mschuster91 9y ago> Then, in the vein of technological progress, services started popping up encouraging potential clients to do background checks on contractors. You wouldn't want to let a former criminal into your home to do repairs, after all. How in f..ks name is this even legal, to begin with?
- jstarfish 9y agoAt some point some enterprising youts figured out how to scrape public records databases and re-sell the information. It's hardly illegal. It only got into illegal(ish) territory when they started gaming SEO to shame individuals with criminal records (so your mugshot was the first thing that came up on searches), charging money to de-prioritize those results, and not necessarily following through.
- Justin_K 9y agoIt is legal because court records are public information.
- patmcguire 9y agoI'm curious how much "Ban the Box" laws apply to contractors and gig economy workers, my guess is not at all.