Protection for criminals

[Matchgrade]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/2...gal-protection-for-criminals/?test=latestnews

 

[Old_Demon]

Great - now we know where to send all our criminals when the get out of jail.

 

[armorkav]

did they or did they not pay their debt to society? why should they be prevented from EVER having a decent life because they screwed up once? I am Not a san fran liberal By a damn sight! but Dammit they did their time. Give them a chance. What is so wrong with this. Times are tough as it is. Why is it ok to marginalize people based upon past errors. I know the Bible says something about forgiveness, I've read it.

 

[USMC-Deano]

The difference is they're are trying to treat a criminal as if they didn't have a choice in being a criminal. Blacks don't have a choice but to be black, Hispanics don't have a choice but to be Hispanics, females don't have a choice but to be female; those are categories that should be protected.

 

[Kraut]

Why should a company have to go through the effort of the interview and selection process only to learn at the end that they have been wasting their time and money in consideration of someone they would otherwise not have considered for good reason? If I run a retail business, should I really have to schedule interviews, conduct credit checks, call references, and all of that just to find out afterward that the potential candidate is a multi-offense thief? That's straight up bullsh!t.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

So an individual applying for a job in the department of corrections, wouldnt have to say that they are a felon, and the "employer" couldnt check? Sounds pretty insane to me.

 

[RyanW]

**** them. If you're a felon, it's because you made a choice to violate someone else's liberty, so no, you don't get ****. You especially shouldn't get it in Kalifornia where they let everyone out of prison just to save money, not because they served their debt, so that argument is null and void.

Being a felon should follow you for life, and I feel no sympathy for the hardships that come with it. BILLIONS of people live every single day without commiting a crime, it's not that difficult.

 

[LongGoneDays]

Evil white hetero males with no criminal history, damn them all!

*shakes fist*

 

[Akajun]

Because over 60% of Felons repeat again. As an employer wouldnt you like to know if your driver has a prior conviction for Vehicular Homicide or your bank teller has a crack problem? I think that the employer should have all the facts about a potential hire and decide for himself.

No one says not to forgive, but trust and forgivness are earned, not given.

 

[Sin-ster]

Meh. On the fence about this one.

If you could figure out a way to apply it to the (few) people who actually were trying to turn their lives around, it's obviously a good thing. But if there's one thing sweeping laws and/or bureaucracy fail at... it's dealing with specifics and details. (You know-- the elements that define the way the world actually works.)

Probably more harm than good in this one-- and as usual, I'm glad I don't live there.

 

[Grendal]

did they or did they not pay their debt to society? why should they be prevented from EVER having a decent life because they screwed up once? I am Not a san fran liberal By a damn sight! but Dammit they did their time. Give them a chance. What is so wrong with this. Times are tough as it is. Why is it ok to marginalize people based upon past errors. I know the Bible says something about forgiveness, I've read it.

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When a murder only serves 9 years in jail and he is released he did not pay his debt. When a child molester only serves fives years in jail he did not pay his debt.

Ask the victims and victim's families if their attacker's debt is paid.

Would you want delivery serviceman for an appliance company who was convicted of burglary? Would you want a convicted rapist or child molester as a janitor in your apartment complex, or an Entergy meter reader in your yard? I am sure it happens, but this law would make it easier for those types of criminals to have jobs that allow them to come into contact with your family.

 

[Hitman]

San Francisco seeks to make ex-cons and felons a protected class, along with existing categories of residents like African-Americans

 

[I_FLY_LOW]

This issue serves no more shock, than the criminals in charge allowing this:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justic...migrants-survives-Supreme-Court-declines-case

 

[oleheat]

Great - now we know where to send all our criminals when the get out of jail.

This is not a bad idea! Imagine the money we could save here in LA if we would drop via parachute* all of our currently incarcerated violent criminals to a sactuary where they could live in peace & harmony with those who really care about them! Can you feel the love?














*"Whoops- Sorry about the absence of working parachutes, guys.....times are tough and we're working on it. But we're already airborn, so.....Drop off point is in 30 seconds....On your way down, rest easy knowing that San Fran still loves you!"