"Gnupg-users" <gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org> wrote on 01/06/2015 10:28:12 PM: > ----- Message from "Robert J. Hansen" <r...@sixdemonbag.org> on Tue, > 6 Jan 2015 22:27:10 -0500 ----- > > To: > > MFPA <2014-667rhzu3dc-lists-gro...@riseup.net> > > cc: > > "Mark H. Wood on GnuPG-Users" <gnupg-users@gnupg.org>, "Mark H. > Wood" <mw...@iupui.edu> > > Subject: > > Re: Thoughts on Keybase > > > We know he was standing with a smoking gun, close to a body on the > > ground. We should be investigating what happened, not wasting our time > > with yesterday's food and the last three years' commuting habits.
Indeed the events surrounding the crime must be fully investigated. However . . . "Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil." Ecclesiastes 8:11 > > Unfortunately, unless you’re psychic this is impossible. You don’t > know what information will be relevant. You’ll never discover “the > dead guy spilled a hot coffee all over the other guy yesterday, and > they had an argument, and the guy said he was going to kill him for > spilling coffee” unless you interview the barista where the shooter > had a cup of coffee yesterday. I agree. > > There are those who disagree, and insist on Criminal Record checks > > when an individual interacts with them in a context completely > > unrelated to any crime - such as a job application. > > Not a privacy invasion, since that’s a public record. Absolutely. Employers have been held liable for hiring people with a criminal record. e.g., Someone convicted of child molestation might not be the best choice for a school bus driver or even school janitor--even if they've "paid their debt." Or another less extreme example: hiring someone as a cashier who has a criminal record of armed robbery. Perhaps they could still be a candidate for a job, but the previous record would be something to discuss with the individual before hiring or perhaps even before dismissing them as a job candidate. I don't suggest we forever treat anyone as guilty of and punishable for a crime, but there are reasonable limits to how much we trust someone who has been convicted for certain crimes. A criminal records check can establish patterns or the need for greater supervision in various positions.
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