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CherokeeDem

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60. No...it's not...

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 11:39 AM

Sep 2012

some companies claim to ignore anything over 7 years, but I'm in HR and I have seen applicants rejected due to older crimes, even when the company says they are not interested in anything past 7 years. I'm currently working for a non-profit that assists people with barriers to employment and I hear this everyday.

Very sad that we don't allow people to serve their time and then rejoin society without stigma.

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I got a teen arrested last night for drug possession. Feeling a little bad about it. [View all] NickB79 Sep 2012 OP

Getting high in a public park around people's kids just isn't cool Major Nikon Sep 2012 #1

"drunk or high, go someplace appropriate" like the beach, sports arenas, restaurants leftyohiolib Sep 2012 #4

The beach is no different than a park Major Nikon Sep 2012 #8

Agreed. Brickbat Sep 2012 #55

Was it a pot pipe? rug Sep 2012 #2

I can't imagine it being one of these Major Nikon Sep 2012 #14

what if she did find it? would she become addicted to pot? or to anything? you probably did more leftyohiolib Sep 2012 #3

Yes, I saw it was a pipe NickB79 Sep 2012 #5

They are different KamaAina Sep 2012 #6

pot pipes can be made from glass too. Maine-ah Sep 2012 #51

I hate to break it to ya Nick but I'd have the convo about drugs, drinking and sex a LOT earlier riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #30

I'm not saying they don't exist.... kurtzapril4 Sep 2012 #34

Well you now have a reputation as a snitch. hobbit709 Sep 2012 #7

+1 Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2012 #10

Yup. Plus who would let their 2 year old near those grills. schmice Sep 2012 #13

I agree with you. schmice Sep 2012 #12

Tell those damn kids to get of my lawn..... GumboYaYa Sep 2012 #9

I would have looked the other way on that one Tobin S. Sep 2012 #11

Sorry NickB79 but I think you overreacted. You should feel bad. schmice Sep 2012 #15

wow, you should be ashamed of yourself woolldog Sep 2012 #16

and he's now ineligible for federal financial aid for college if charged and convicted. Chan790 Sep 2012 #19

I thought they could regain eligibility by attending a treatment program. TheMightyFavog Sep 2012 #36

Not to my knowledge. Chan790 Sep 2012 #43

No, he's still eligible for federal aid riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #61

No, that kid done fucked his own self TorchTheWitch Sep 2012 #47

Absolutely! GermanDem Sep 2012 #57

Maybe he'll get locked up in the juvie for an appropriate number of months, or longer if you're sad sally Sep 2012 #17

Boo Hiss Populist_Prole Sep 2012 #18

only 7 years on jobs. Chan790 Sep 2012 #20

No...it's not... CherokeeDem Sep 2012 #60

I was on the impression that most states didn't even require disclosure of anything over 7 years. Chan790 Sep 2012 #64

Like the guy that lost his job for something he did as a teenager in 1964? hobbit709 Sep 2012 #68

Yes, you should feel bad about it. kurtzapril4 Sep 2012 #21

wait a minute woolldog Sep 2012 #23

apparently not, LOL! kurtzapril4 Sep 2012 #35

Seems like the kid caused his own damage... Brown_Boots Sep 2012 #27

Yep. That's right. kurtzapril4 Sep 2012 #32

but he didn't throw it on the ground Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2012 #22

... and even if you didn't ... surrealAmerican Sep 2012 #25

Dick move, IMO IVoteDFL Sep 2012 #24

Total Dick move. n/t kurtzapril4 Sep 2012 #33

Total, total dick move. RiffRandell Sep 2012 #78

+ 1 Duppers Sep 2012 #50

+1 hifiguy Sep 2012 #53

Yep. Or any number of other things in the current climate. Posteritatis Sep 2012 #62

yup. real dick move. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2012 #66

Good on you... Brown_Boots Sep 2012 #26

yep, there's a time and place for everything tomm2thumbs Sep 2012 #46

+1 Union Scribe Sep 2012 #48

You did what was right for you at the time ... Auggie Sep 2012 #28

How did the cop prove that particular kid threw it away? REP Sep 2012 #29

Oh where would america be without the willing citizen narc? CBGLuthier Sep 2012 #31

Damn, man. EastTennesseeDem Sep 2012 #37

Great you defended your family tonekat Sep 2012 #38

Nice job narc. NT Llewlladdwr Sep 2012 #39

Who said he got arrested and put in jail? Brickbat Sep 2012 #40

Since Dad was out simonizing the Packard they had to throw him in jail. rug Sep 2012 #42

Hee! Simonizing or no, the cop driving the kid home with a scare and a talk with the parents does Brickbat Sep 2012 #45

Can't help but pipi_k Sep 2012 #52

that is what I was thinking ... littlewolf Sep 2012 #44

No...I wouldn't have done that. The kid DIDN'T throw the pipe on the ground, Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #41

I'm a parent & would never Duppers Sep 2012 #49

I'm sorry you're getting a big pile-on for this. Brickbat Sep 2012 #54

Most likely he was released to his parents and got royally chewed out by them. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #56

You should feel a lot bad about it Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #58

I would've just minded my business on this one. bigwillq Sep 2012 #59

And the War on Drugs gets another warm body Tsiyu Sep 2012 #63

Rec + 1 GoneOffShore Sep 2012 #70

Congratulations on your crowning achievement dogday Sep 2012 #65

I wouldn't have done that Taverner Sep 2012 #67

probably should have minded your own business Kali Sep 2012 #69

Way to go - NOT. GoneOffShore Sep 2012 #71

I don't have a problem with what you did mythology Sep 2012 #72

Wow! If somebody did that to me when I was a teen I would think they were... Walk away Sep 2012 #73

If he was white he'll probably get off with a scare and a warning. alphafemale Sep 2012 #74

He won't get in serious trouble, I think. No direct evidence. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #75

I have a teen who is/has been a drug user... Momgonepostal Sep 2012 #76

Jesus, I would be too embarrassed to admit I did this. I guess you wanted to be a hero? Logical Sep 2012 #77

More like a total tool. RiffRandell Sep 2012 #79