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By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:28:50 +0000

once again, commons sense is thrown out the window to try to do something that makes the progressives feel better…

By: Centurion

Centurion — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:04:06 +0000

The best indicator of trustworthyness is past behavior. A releaed felon inmate may indedeed have “paid his debt to society”, but unless he is one of the few that have wholly and honestly embrace a change, he is still someone who has committed a serious offense. Which shows bad judgement, poor ethics, and a lack of concern for the welfare of others.

So ya…maybe a released felon has “paid his debt to society.” His reward for having done so is that he gets his feeedom back.

We make decisions about people all the time when deciding to trust others. Anyone who refuses to consider a criminal background, paid debt or no…is a fool.

By: CalWatchdog

CalWatchdog — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 04:28:54 +0000

Steve from Sacto- It’s easy to comment when it’s not your business or your responsibility to other employees and clients.

Write back to me if you own your own business, and are faced with a job applicant who may or may not have a criminal record but will be handling money, or your accounting records, as well as employees and clients who have placed their trust in you.

– Katy

By: David from Oceanside

David from Oceanside — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:46:34 +0000

Some people are just bad. My brother for instance was once the youngest convict in San Quinton. He has since gone in and out of prison and is now given three meals a day from the good people of Utah.

No reforming, no debt paid, he is bad and will not change. He has learned every scam in the books and was once convicted of filing a false tax return while in the later part of a multi-year sentance. He often times lies and has no conscience. He is mean, violent, and has learned to survive in some of the harshest places in America.

He is not alone as there are many like him. A law such as this will act as a magnet drawing in ex cons from other areas.

Now imagine as an employer being denied the possibility of screening such bad actors from your business. Its unimaginable.

The bleeding hearts who are behind this effort have probably never run a business. Never had their hard earned and saved capital at risk. They probably have a cushy no risk job with a great pension. The cost of their errors are paid by others and they are insulated from their own foolish behavior.

By: StevefromSacto

StevefromSacto — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:41:06 +0000

You are so right, Katy. Don’t give convicts jobs.

Doesn’t matter that they served their terms and paid their debt to society. They should be branded as criminals for the rest of their lives, no matter what the crime.

So by all means, don’t let them get jobs, don’t allow them to feed their families, don’t allow them to live near “decent” people.

And then, when some of them give up out of frustration and desparation and return to a life of crime, be sure to blame it on liberals.

Better yet, let’s pass a law that anyone convicted of any crime get an automatic life sentence. Then we can cut more money from health care and education to pay for the extra prison space.

Ain’t life wonderful?