From: Barking@The.Moon   
      
       When I learned that Snap-On was a member of WMC, a lobby in Madison   
   which supports AB 353, my heart was truly saddened. To think that Snap-On   
   would support a bill that would close it's doors permanently to all felons   
   is discouraging and depressing to say the very least.   
      
       Snap-On tools are so widely used that it is very probably that %40 to   
   %60 of their customers are felons and ex-cons, or others who are closely   
   affected by prison through family ties etc. It is extremely discouraging to   
   think that Snap-On would close it's doors to all felons. It is my sincere   
   hope that this is not the case. Snap-On could benefit enormously from the   
   loyalty of felons who are truly grateful for a job.   
      
       It is already widely known that doors are slammed tightly shut when it   
   comes to employment of felons. It is nearly impossible for a felon to find a   
   job in Milwaukee, and yet there are many, many jobs available. What will   
   this do to our economy and the need for hand tools to have a huge class of   
   unemployed ghetto dwellers ?   
      
       I call upon Snap-On to recall the work ethic that Milwaukee is famous   
   for, to understand that the purpose of industry has always been greater than   
   simply makling money - but also educating people in that ethic and refining   
   the human spirit through work. I call upon Snap-On Corp to answer that   
   higher purpose and to keep their doors open to former felons who would   
   reform themselves.   
      
       Nobody has sued you for being denied employment due to a criminal   
   record, despite the FEA. No harm has come to you from this law, but how much   
   harm has come to the community from felons remaining unemployed ?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)