csfelon

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by csfelon 13y ago
I have worked as a contractor before. I do enjoy the freedom and an "easy" fallback, so I'm far from going hungry. I would probably make more money as an independent consultant than I would within one of these institutions. T
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by csfelon 13y ago
I do regularly consult with friends whom are law enforcement lawyers (DAs) and personal my personal representatives. And I don't have any illusions about the concerns a perspective employer might have about the "worst case",
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by csfelon 13y ago
emailed.
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by csfelon 13y ago
I continue to follow and occasionally contact the lawyers I had represent me. I do feel I had adequate representation. Again there were plenty of opportunities for me to "refuse" to "take an offer". All of my legal right
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by csfelon 13y ago
I take a "less is more approach" if someone asks: Were you depressed? I say: "Absolutely, I had just experienced a parents suicide" and I've done a lot of work on learning adult coping skills so that I won't re
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by csfelon 13y ago
jsmthrowaway - I'd be very interested in corresponding with you on a personal basis because of your experience - given I can't verify your identity from this - post your source address here if you'd like, and I'll get ba
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by csfelon 13y ago
Yes, it was my understanding that a conviction of more than 112 grams (4 oz) of a schedule 1 controlled substance with intent to distribute comes with a mandatory sentencing requirement. This was roughly 8 years ago, so I'd have to che
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by csfelon 13y ago
Yes, the FCRA rules interest me. Though they don't seem to be universally applied - and god knows if it would be at all enforceable without a great deal of litigation that is ultimately not worth-while to undertake. I would be interest
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by csfelon 13y ago
Yes, I have considered this. Again this is a little known legal avenue that is highly politically motivated- and even less well understood than the laws that are on the books around expungement / sealing in my state. The only indicatio
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by csfelon 13y ago
Yes, this is the sort of information I was interested in. I have a big interest in finance (always want you cant have right?) and so learning more about the specific "rules" even if they're not laws is a window into what door
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by csfelon 13y ago
Yes, I agree. I think the version I gave was a bit more "theatrical" because I was writing it out for a non-employer. And no I don't use illegal drugs - and am not a heavy drinker. I have coped with depression and anxiety wit
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by csfelon 13y ago
Thank you for your specific story and examples. I am creating a repo of this. And hope to eventually make it a source of some authority for others in this situation. https://anonimos.piratenpad.de/21995
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by csfelon 13y ago
Yes, salesmanship has helped me a great deal. I always lead this conversation with the volunteer work I have done, and the testimony I have offered before law makers, which usually catches people as off guard as first learning about my back
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by csfelon 13y ago
I've read about this. Unfortunately, it's just a "movement" at this point. I have volunteered at some organizations that work in this space within my state. However, the primary focus is for a larger contingent of convic
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by csfelon 13y ago
Agreed. And the reason I chose to bring this up today was, I was contacted by a recruiter at a company that is very small and in a space that I was very interested in. However, after a rather positive reception, I was called back by their r
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by csfelon 13y ago
I am not in California, I am aware of the laws there though. I have read extensively about the way these sorts of things are structured around the country and it varies a great deal from state to state. I am closer to the 10-year mark. The
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Ask HN: CS Degree, felony conviction, need not apply?
77 points by csfelon 13y ago|92 comments