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>Someone who wrote a racist or anti-Semitic comment in 2007 could have evolved to deeper understanding Perhaps but i don't feel they deserve the benefit of the
by FridayoLeary 5y ago
>Someone who wrote a racist or anti-Semitic comment in 2007 could have evolved to deeper understanding
Perhaps but i don't feel they deserve the benefit of the doubt.
- bryanrasmussen 5y ago>Perhaps but i don't feel they deserve the benefit of the doubt. 14 years is a long time really, there are people who get the benefit of a doubt for murder after 14 years.
- zimpenfish 5y ago> there are people who get the benefit of a doubt for murder after 14 years They tend not to get put in charge of anti-murder departments, though, like this person being made Head Of Diversity.
- bryanrasmussen 5y agowell probably they tend not to get that because once you've done time in the U.S you're screwed whether it was for stealing a candy bar, dealing drugs, or murder. On the other hand the exception to that rule would be - I've known guys who were drug addicts, caught, go through rehabs, and become counselors and psychologists in the judicial system. Which is pretty close to the scenario under discussion. on edit - ok only know two guys who did that, but they exist.
- ipaddr 5y agoBut never police or doctors who can prescribe drugs.
- bryanrasmussen 5y agowell sure, in America.
- peoplefromibiza 5y agoYou'll be surprised to know how many doctors and police officers around the World made use of drugs, went through rehab and still do a decent job...
- FridayoLeary 5y agoI wouldn't touch a murderer with a 10 foot pole.
- timthorn 5y agoTake a look at the Fishmongers Hall heroes. The narwhal tusk was only a 5 foot pole, but the convicted killers put themselves in harms way to protect the public.
- andrei_says_ 5y agoHow about a veteran? How do you know if the veteran you’re thanking on Memorial Day did not commit murder, rape, or other war crimes? Or is it OK if done in uniform, with 21st Century weapons, or following orders?
- andrei_says_ 5y agoThere exist former KKK members. Former neonazis. Former Trump supporters. People learn. https://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544861933/how-one-man-convinced-200-ku-klux-klan-members-to-give-up-their-robes https://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544861933/how-one-man-convinc... Maybe this person didn’t, and it is not appropriate to hold the head of diversity title. But if they’re doing everything right, and do represent diverse workforce, then is “not having had anti-Semitic views 14 years ago” a job requirement? What do the Jewish/POC colleagues have to say about the quality of their workplace?
- eli_gottlieb 5y ago>What do the Jewish/POC colleagues have to say about the quality of their workplace? I definitely wouldn't want to work at Google with this guy in management. Sorry, but I'm just not interested in having my "insatiable appetite for war" touted as an asset to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
- LocalH 5y agoI don't think you, or anyone else, should have any say in that, quite frankly. Let their current words and behavior speak for itself. Which crimes do you feel are beyond rehabilitation? I can only think of one area of crime where the majority of people would agree without hesitation.