From: Barking@The.Moon   
      
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   news:5rntqvkv1370k5sj62ubjc452vu09b6o1r@4ax.com...   
   > On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 16:01:24 GMT, "Critter"    
   > succinctly stated:   
   >   
   > >   
   > >"Perry Noid"  wrote in message   
   > >news:1g42ht4.1el7o9nwdc1j4N%m.posey@cox.net...   
   > >>  wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> > On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:14:40 -0600, m.posey@cox.net (Perry Noid)   
   > >> > succinctly stated:   
   > >> >   
   > >> > >Morphy's ghost  wrote:   
   > >> > >   
   > >> > >> Inmates trained in computer trade   
   > >> > >   
   > >> > >Great, a whole new crop of hackers :o/   
   > >> >   
   > >> > You're assuming that because a person has a criminal history that the   
   > >> > person will never change.   
   > >> >   
   > >> > I learned computers in the joint. Today I'm considered an expert in   
   > >> > many areas of computing by many peers. One thing I specialize in is   
   > >> > white-hat security.   
   > >>   
   > >> Why should convicted criminals be given opportunities that law abiding   
   > >> citizens aren't not?   
   > >   
   > >Please come back to Earth.   
   > >   
   > >The fact that this poster has a job is amazing to me, given his claim   
   that   
   > >he has a criminal record.   
   > >   
   > >There are LAWS against felons having jobs. If you dont believe it I'll   
   cite   
   > >you some statutes.   
   >   
   > I'd like to see those cites given that every state has a requirement   
   > on a parolee that he/she be gainfully employed.   
   >   
   > Now, if you're talking about certain kinds of licensed jobs, sure   
   > (doctors, for instance). And obviously jobs where the felon's crime   
   > would be a detriment (embezzler working in a bank would be very bad).   
   >   
   > But an across-the-board law saying felons can't have jobs? I call   
   > bullshit. Put up or shut up.   
      
      
      
   I found a couple statutes regarding "any employee" in various healthcare   
   facilities. No felons allowed, by federal law, or they lose funding.   
      
   A couple months ago they were arresting janitors and toilet scrubbers at   
   airports who had felony records. I would have to conclude that this type of   
   work is therefore illegal.   
      
   And the very reason why we have licensing for barbers, bartenders,   
   chauffers, etc etc is so that employment can be denied at the local level.   
      
   I can post all the proof you want. You name the quantity, and taken as a   
   whole it will clearly demonstrate the existence of a conspiracy to push   
   ex-convits out of the workplace and directly into poverty.   
      
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