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Even if you've "reformed your past ways of crime" after serving jail time and "learned your lessons": non-felon > felon Especially in terms of potential risks

Even if you've "reformed your past ways of crime" after serving jail time and "learned your lessons": non-felon > felon Especially in terms of potential risks to my staff or property. Basically, would you hire a babysitter with a criminal record or one without a criminal record and good references? Maybe my employees break the law when they're not at work, but that's none of my business. If one of my employees is indicted or cited for rioting / DUI, welp I'll fire them on the spot. Also, re "all crimes are behind you once you leave prison" - how would you explain repeat offenders? At this point I'm trusting my business against statistics of a felon committing a crime again lmao.

nexuist 6y ago
> would you hire a babysitter with a criminal record or one without a criminal record and good references? I wouldn't hire a babysitter at all because I wouldn't trust strangers around my children. It doesn't matter what their record is. But for my business? Property can be insured, code can be copyrighted, lawsuits can be filed. I have recourse if one of my employees does something stupid. And on the other side, my employee can quit or sue me if I do something wrong. > how would you explain repeat offenders? People choosing to hire everyone else over felons, leaving them no choice but to go back to the same bad people or the same bad crimes. Why would a felon go back to risking their life on a daily basis against other murderers and muggers when they could have a comfy $12-20/hr job in an actual workplace with civilized coworkers?