I can't believe how prejudiced some of you people are.
We need convicted felons to help in our goal of total diversity within America.
We need convicted felons to help in our goal of total diversity within America.
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A legislative proposal in San Francisco seeks to make ex-cons and felons a protected class, along with existing categories of residents like African-Americans, people with disabilities and pregnant women. If passed by city supervisors, landlords and employers would be prohibited from asking applicants about their criminal past.:
Should felons be a "protected class"?
Yes. We should be protected from felons.
The Republican's idea was to put them in the military. Another disastrous policy. And before you scream "lie", you right wingers better go do a Google search on "felons in the military".
Well to be fair..it was to keep their own kids from getting chopped up in the meat grinder known as Vietnam.
A war they fully supported but didn't want any real part of..
A legislative proposal in San Francisco seeks to make ex-cons and felons a protected class, along with existing categories of residents like African-Americans, people with disabilities and pregnant women. If passed by city supervisors, landlords and employers would be prohibited from asking applicants about their criminal past.
Supporters say it's an effort to help former offenders get back on their feet, but critics call the concept a crime in itself.
San Francisco...
Do you mean there should be a bag limit on them like say deer or rabbits?
A legislative proposal in San Francisco seeks to make ex-cons and felons a protected class, along with existing categories of residents like African-Americans, people with disabilities and pregnant women. If passed by city supervisors, landlords and employers would be prohibited from asking applicants about their criminal past.
Supporters say it's an effort to help former offenders get back on their feet, but critics call the concept a crime in itself.
Read more: San Francisco Considers Legal Protection for Criminals - FoxNews.com
San Francisco...
It is an interesting question but for the most part, yes I think they should be 'protected' though I think the wording of that is rather incorrect. It should simply be a matter of not requiring the release of that information and not making it available to the prospective employer.At a public hearing at San Francisco's City Hall this week, some landlords worried that if the policy passes here, they'll face a barrage of lawsuits from unscrupulous convicts.
"Some ex-cons will probably make this a business, going from apartment complex to apartment complex, getting denied for whatever reason, and then filing a nuisance lawsuit," Long said.
Read more: San Francisco Considers Legal Protection for Criminals - FoxNews.com
An employer has the right to know if someone is an ex-con. Should a thief be working a cash register? Should sex offenders be working at pre-schools? Should they be able to sue if denied the job?
At a public hearing at San Francisco's City Hall this week, some landlords worried that if the policy passes here, they'll face a barrage of lawsuits from unscrupulous convicts.
"Some ex-cons will probably make this a business, going from apartment complex to apartment complex, getting denied for whatever reason, and then filing a nuisance lawsuit," Long said.
Read more: San Francisco Considers Legal Protection for Criminals - FoxNews.com
This scam is done a la the 'disabled'. Just saw something the other week on tv about it.
A legislative proposal in San Francisco seeks to make ex-cons and felons a protected class, along with existing categories of residents like African-Americans, people with disabilities and pregnant women. If passed by city supervisors, landlords and employers would be prohibited from asking applicants about their criminal past.
Supporters say it's an effort to help former offenders get back on their feet, but critics call the concept a crime in itself.
Read more: San Francisco Considers Legal Protection for Criminals - FoxNews.com
San Francisco...
A legislative proposal in San Francisco seeks to make ex-cons and felons a protected class, along with existing categories of residents like African-Americans, people with disabilities and pregnant women. If passed by city supervisors, landlords and employers would be prohibited from asking applicants about their criminal past.
Supporters say it's an effort to help former offenders get back on their feet, but critics call the concept a crime in itself.
Read more: San Francisco Considers Legal Protection for Criminals - FoxNews.com
San Francisco...
Unfounded fears? How about rapists or someone who knocked his wife's teeth out in a fit of rage? These questions do not disqualify anyone, they just test their honesty.
Does someone's education give employers a better idea of who they are hiring? Would asking about that qualify as discrimination?
A legislative proposal in San Francisco seeks to make ex-cons and felons a protected class, along with existing categories of residents like African-Americans, people with disabilities and pregnant women. If passed by city supervisors, landlords and employers would be prohibited from asking applicants about their criminal past.
Supporters say it's an effort to help former offenders get back on their feet, but critics call the concept a crime in itself.
Read more: San Francisco Considers Legal Protection for Criminals - FoxNews.com
San Francisco...
Wall Street is already a protected class.
At least they purchase theirs.
Unfounded fears? How about rapists or someone who knocked his wife's teeth out in a fit of rage? These questions do not disqualify anyone, they just test their honesty.
Does someone's education give employers a better idea of who they are hiring? Would asking about that qualify as discrimination?
Don't disqualify people? Sure it does, that's why they are asked in the first place. And, yes, your fears are unfounded.
What about they have paid their time do you and others not seem to understand. Exactly when is punishment enough? Does no one ever get a reprieve for actions already atoned for?
Education is about qualifications. Past crimes have nothing to do with qualifications.