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Would you want the first thing to show up after somebody googles your name to be an accusation for improper conduct around a child? In theory, people could dig

Would you want the first thing to show up after somebody googles your name to be an accusation for improper conduct around a child? In theory, people could dig deeper and find out you won in court and were acquitted, but people here should know that nobody ever reads the article...

RobotToaster 9mo ago
If it was reported in a newspaper then that would likely already be the case.
spacebanana7 9mo ago
If you were hiring a childminder for your kids, would you want to know that they had 6 accusations for improper conduct around children in 6 different court cases - even if those were all acquittals?
- JadeNB 9mo ago
  As a parent, I would want to know everything about anyone who's going to be around my children in any capacity. That doesn't mean I have a right to it, though.
  - dirasieb 9mo ago
    >openly admits his beliefs results in parents not making good decisions on who to allow near their children, keeps going anyway great moral system you have there
    - criddell 9mo ago
      That's a bad faith take. In one comment you managed to violate a whole bunch of the HN commenting guidelines. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      - dirasieb 9mo ago
        how else would you interpret admitting you don't think parents should have a right to know the backgrounds of the people with access to their children before making informed decisions on whether or not to allow it? please, show me your good faith interpretation and i will take back my comment
        naasking 9mo ago
        Nobody gets to have unbounded information about others. It's weird that you think there should be no privacy constraints.
        dirasieb 9mo ago
        what if these “others” voluntarily apply to a position where they have regular contact and help take care of your children? is it ok then to be informed on whether or not they are a convicted child rapist?
        hdlothia 9mo ago
        Why are you saying unbounded when the discussion is about court proceedings and convictions? There is a clear and consistent boundary here, no one is asking for search logs and round the clock surveillance.
rjsw 9mo ago
The UK has an official system [1] for checking whether people should be allowed to work with vulnerable people. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_and_Barring_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_and_Barring_Service

RobotToaster 9mo ago

If it was reported in a newspaper then that would likely already be the case.

spacebanana7 9mo ago

If you were hiring a childminder for your kids, would you want to know that they had 6 accusations for improper conduct around children in 6 different court cases - even if those were all acquittals?

JadeNB 9mo ago
As a parent, I would want to know everything about anyone who's going to be around my children in any capacity. That doesn't mean I have a right to it, though.
- dirasieb 9mo ago
  >openly admits his beliefs results in parents not making good decisions on who to allow near their children, keeps going anyway great moral system you have there
  - criddell 9mo ago
    That's a bad faith take. In one comment you managed to violate a whole bunch of the HN commenting guidelines. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - dirasieb 9mo ago
      how else would you interpret admitting you don't think parents should have a right to know the backgrounds of the people with access to their children before making informed decisions on whether or not to allow it? please, show me your good faith interpretation and i will take back my comment
      - naasking 9mo ago
        Nobody gets to have unbounded information about others. It's weird that you think there should be no privacy constraints.
        dirasieb 9mo ago
        what if these “others” voluntarily apply to a position where they have regular contact and help take care of your children? is it ok then to be informed on whether or not they are a convicted child rapist?
        hdlothia 9mo ago
        Why are you saying unbounded when the discussion is about court proceedings and convictions? There is a clear and consistent boundary here, no one is asking for search logs and round the clock surveillance.

rjsw 9mo ago

The UK has an official system [1] for checking whether people should be allowed to work with vulnerable people. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_and_Barring_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_and_Barring_Service