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Progress. Yesterday I read that from 1547 Britain used human branding (thumbs, chests, faces). Abolished in 1829 (except for deserters, til 1879). A public cri

Progress. Yesterday I read that from 1547 Britain used human branding (thumbs, chests, faces). Abolished in 1829 (except for deserters, til 1879). A public criminal record may be more humane than a physical brand, but for someone who's "paid their debt to society", public records are still a brand. Good to see some demonstrated reformed behavior being rewarded, even if it took 2 centuries, and requires an extra 4 years of 'paying'.

desas 4y ago
In Britain we've had something similar to this California legislation for at least fifty years. Roughly speaking there's a sliding scale from non-custodial sentence to 4+ years in custody which governs how long you have to disclose (or the government will disclose) your convictions, from a year after completing the sentence to forever. We have a wider range of excepted jobs though: healthcare, children, vulnerable adults, law, legal professionals, justice, some financial professionals, gambling, firearms, taxi drivers,