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johntpartee
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| I agree totally, he's obviously on "our side"; I just thought the juxtaposition was flawed. But, yeah, I see your point. |
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fladude
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| johntpartee wrote: |
| I agree totally, he's obviously on "our side"; I just thought the juxtaposition was flawed. But, yeah, I see your point. |
I'm just talking about statistics. I used to work in criminal justice so I have some idea of the profile of someone who molests young kids. I agree that it is a mental disorder, but it is a disorder which tends to cause them to make certain life choices, of which going to bars is not usually one of them. So yes, I'm on your side. I don't think that just looking for any criminal conviction would be a good idea. Which does not mean that I am opposed to background checks. I certainly think there are some red flags you can look for, such as trespass onto school grounds, domestic accusations, or obviously a prior offense involving children, but things like DUI or POM would not raise any red flags to me.
Of course if they have 5 DUI arrests, you might not want to hire them for other reasons besides being worried about them messing with a kid.
My point is that while a background check is always a good idea, it should be used as one of many tools for evaluating a job prospect and should not be used as a bar to employment per se. |
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johntpartee
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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What's that? |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| johntpartee wrote: |
What's that? |
Possession of marijuana |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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Dear johntpartee,
"POM
What's that?"
Why, a Brit, of course.  (to an Aussie)
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johntpartee
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Never heard it narrowed down like that. I've always seen it as "misconduct involving a controlled substance" (MICS) followed by the degree of said misconduct. |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Dear johntpartee,
I believe fladude is using "Florida Lawyer lingo" - and in Florida, everything is more than a little, well, strange.
Regards,
John |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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Dear johntpartee:
I think the POM designation might be fairly common in places where marijuana is considered to be in a 'softer' category of controlled substance. But that may be the effects of my having lived in the Netherlands for an extended period of time.
Best,
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johntpartee
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| johnslat, Spiral 78, the whole gang's ALMOST here. Where is he? |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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Dear johntpartee
Vodka run, no doubt . Gotta have priorities.
Regards,
John |
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