From: Barking@The.Moon   
      
   Whether I even thought about it or not - I ask, what is going through the   
   minds of human resouces people who categorically deny employment time after   
   time, knowing what that will lead to in their community ?   
      
   I made one mistake, and they are making thousands ?   
      
      
   "rl"  wrote in message   
   news:7mitb.2$PJ6.0@okepread05...   
   > Hey Lefty, I have a serious question for you.   
   >   
   > Maybe you are a different person today than you were when you committed   
   your   
   > crimes.  Maybe you're not.  Only you can say.   
   >   
   > But my question is this:   
   > As you sat down working out the details of your crime, what the hell did   
   you   
   > think was going to be the reaction most employers were going to have   
   toward   
   > you if you ever got caught?  Did you really think they were going to   
   welcome   
   > you with open arms?  When some people with college degrees can't even find   
   > work today?   
   >   
   > Where the hell was your common sense?   
   >   
   > What were you thinking about?   
   >   
   > And please don't tell me you never thought you'd get caught.  In reality,   
   > you seem a reasonably intelligent guy, so you knew there was at least a   
   > chance no matter how good your plan.   
   >   
   >   
   > Maybe today you are a different person   
   > "Critter"  wrote in message   
   > news:47Zsb.198684$e01.730781@attbi_s02...   
   > >     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 ?   
   > >   
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