Will you hire a ex-con?

Joel · 29th June 2003, 01:44

Watching the movie "Con Air"....
I was thinking:
Will you hire (in a job) a person that was in jail?

tiger84 · 29th June 2003, 01:48

You know, it would really depend on the crime, and I suppose I would have to know more about the trial and what not and how much doubt there was in the case.

ShyShy · 29th June 2003, 02:00

a friend of mine spent some time in jail for failure to appear in court to take care of speeding tickets, small stuff, but it's on her record and unfortunately most people just see the jail time and don't bother to research the WHY. yes, she should have taken care of it, but all kinds of shit happened to her at that time, and it was either food on the table or pay tickets.

insomniac · 29th June 2003, 02:12

If you're just going to use it as your home page, I see nothing wrong with that. If you use it for your actual website, there may be a few conflicts, but I'm not sure.

Mrs_Mia_Wallace · 29th June 2003, 02:33

Quote:

Originally posted by insomniac
If you're just going to use it as your home page, I see nothing wrong with that. If you use it for your actual website, there may be a few conflicts, but I'm not sure.

I think this answer was intended for another thread...cause I don't really see the relation to hiring criminals

Mia

dlinkwit27 · 29th June 2003, 03:15

I was watching it todya also! Good movie, despite all teh cencored parts.

ps: me voted no

cyu · 29th June 2003, 03:39

Unless its a petifile or some sex offender, I think i would hire an ex-con. After serving their prison terms, I highly doubt they would commit another crime.. but it all depends...

duh · 29th June 2003, 06:10

Actually studies have shown that people who serve time in jail for the punishment are more likely to commit another crime and be sent back (well at least here in Maricopa county, after all we have the the nations "tuffest" (and fattest) sheriff, Sawg knows what im talking about)

hgnis · 29th June 2003, 06:16

I would have thought it depended very much on whether or not the person had the skills to perform his/her duties as required by the job provided the crime was not worthy of capital punishment.
That being said I would hire a cleaner if I actually needed to have a job done.

MetallichicA · 29th June 2003, 13:37

LOL this hits pretty close to home for me. Our company just found out that one of the higher-ups had been in a federal penitentiary for 2 years, for bank fraud totalling about $180,000. Did they know about it? Of course not. Why did they not do a background check? Good question. Is he in trouble for not telling them he was on parole? You bet. Is he claiming he told them, but they hired him anyway and then put him in charge of company funds? You bet. Did he take money from our company too? You bet.

The only reason we found out was because someone was looking for a book he said he wrote, and they found that he was Fleet Admiral of a Star Trek fan club, and that was where it said he later went to prison. Fun stuff.

Another40oz · 29th June 2003, 20:55

how would you feel about someone convicted of distribution or accomodation?

Toad · 30th June 2003, 00:33

Depends on what they were convicted of and the way they act...

insomniac · 30th June 2003, 01:24

Quote:

Originally posted by Mrs_Mia_Wallace
I think this answer was intended for another thread...cause I don't really see the relation to hiring criminals

Mia

Damn! LOL, I meant for it to go here.

Well, like most people have already said, it would depend on the crime the ex-con commited, and if I liked him/her or not.

d0rk · 30th June 2003, 01:28

Yah I would but lets say I own a 24 hour gas station, and this guy applies to work here and he was convicted of robbing gas stations...no hes not going to get hired, but lets say he didn't pay speeding tickets, sure.

Fickle · 30th June 2003, 02:34

I'm with Stupid. I mean D0rk.

d0rk · 30th June 2003, 02:36

lol good one fickle

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29th June 2003, 01:44	#1
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	Will you hire a ex-con? Watching the movie "Con Air".... I was thinking: Will you hire (in a job) a person that was in jail? * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

29th June 2003, 01:48	#2
tiger84 Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 101010 Posts: 750	You know, it would really depend on the crime, and I suppose I would have to know more about the trial and what not and how much doubt there was in the case. If life calls and you're busy, let the answering machine pick-up. Just so you know, my previous avatar was NOT a swastika, nor did it have much similarity to one. Just thought I'd clear that up since I cannot use my own original art work.

29th June 2003, 03:15	#6
dlinkwit27 has no CT (Forum King) Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 13,236	I was watching it todya also! Good movie, despite all teh cencored parts. ps: me voted no ::Deviant Me::Last.fm::WhatPulse Stats::Folding @ Home

29th June 2003, 06:16	#9
hgnis Hobbit Humper Forum King Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: banned camp Posts: 4,127	I would have thought it depended very much on whether or not the person had the skills to perform his/her duties as required by the job provided the crime was not worthy of capital punishment. That being said I would hire a cleaner if I actually needed to have a job done. I am so important I feel the need to let it be known like a liberal discovering the internets for the first time. Uh hur hur hur. I also wash myself with a rag on a stick. Reality bites <3

29th June 2003, 02:00	#3
ShyShy Amazon Bush Woman Forum Queen Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Sticks, Queensland Posts: 8,066	a friend of mine spent some time in jail for failure to appear in court to take care of speeding tickets, small stuff, but it's on her record and unfortunately most people just see the jail time and don't bother to research the WHY. yes, she should have taken care of it, but all kinds of shit happened to her at that time, and it was either food on the table or pay tickets.

29th June 2003, 02:12	#4
insomniac Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 58,409,042 Posts: 1,614	If you're just going to use it as your home page, I see nothing wrong with that. If you use it for your actual website, there may be a few conflicts, but I'm not sure.

29th June 2003, 03:39	#7
cyu Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: in front of my pc Posts: 1,617	Unless its a petifile or some sex offender, I think i would hire an ex-con. After serving their prison terms, I highly doubt they would commit another crime.. but it all depends...

29th June 2003, 06:10	#8
duh Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 290	Actually studies have shown that people who serve time in jail for the punishment are more likely to commit another crime and be sent back (well at least here in Maricopa county, after all we have the the nations "tuffest" (and fattest) sheriff, Sawg knows what im talking about)

29th June 2003, 13:37	#10
MetallichicA Forum Queen Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,425	LOL this hits pretty close to home for me. Our company just found out that one of the higher-ups had been in a federal penitentiary for 2 years, for bank fraud totalling about $180,000. Did they know about it? Of course not. Why did they not do a background check? Good question. Is he in trouble for not telling them he was on parole? You bet. Is he claiming he told them, but they hired him anyway and then put him in charge of company funds? You bet. Did he take money from our company too? You bet. The only reason we found out was because someone was looking for a book he said he wrote, and they found that he was Fleet Admiral of a Star Trek fan club, and that was where it said he later went to prison. Fun stuff.

29th June 2003, 20:55	#11
Another40oz Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 6	how would you feel about someone convicted of distribution or accomodation?

30th June 2003, 00:33	#12
Toad Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 31	Depends on what they were convicted of and the way they act...

30th June 2003, 01:28	#14
d0rk I contribute nothing. (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Virgacalementoflagantionio Posts: 3,030	Yah I would but lets say I own a 24 hour gas station, and this guy applies to work here and he was convicted of robbing gas stations...no hes not going to get hired, but lets say he didn't pay speeding tickets, sure. I came for the hatred. I stayed for the ballbag.

30th June 2003, 02:34	#15
Fickle Butterknife of Justice (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind you. Posts: 5,502	I'm with Stupid. I mean D0rk. Go read a book without pictures pabook? \| Look, a blog! \| Buy Stuff I Wrote

30th June 2003, 02:36	#16
d0rk I contribute nothing. (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Virgacalementoflagantionio Posts: 3,030	lol good one fickle I came for the hatred. I stayed for the ballbag.

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