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What bothers me most about this is the statement: "including several who had past criminal convictions". The whole reason to put people in jail is to punish the
by wokkel 7y ago
What bothers me most about this is the statement: "including several who had past criminal convictions". The whole reason to put people in jail is to punish them. After they did their time the original crime should not be held against them. Not so in the usa where it's once a thief always a thief.
- londons_explore 7y ago"several" - is that more or less than expected in the public at large?
- FarAdvance4 7y agoAccording to the article, it was 8. 8 had prior convictions. The other 110 were "first time offenders."
- yostrovs 7y agoIsn't a murderer who served his time still a murderer after release? Wouldn't you be careful around him?
- smileypete 7y agoMaybe a bit better than an unknown murderer who may have recently committed a crime. For an example a third of murders in the US now go unsolved: https://www.npr.org/2015/03/30/395069137/open-cases-why-one-third-of-murders-in-america-go-unresolved?t=1580994780388 https://www.npr.org/2015/03/30/395069137/open-cases-why-one-...
- beerandt 7y agoSo run a background check on the people you hire, if that's important to you. But it has nothing to do with technical ability. And do you think licensed contractors aren't hiring ex-cons to work for them? Generally only the owner or supervisors are required to be licensed, not all employees.