We’re talking two entirely different things. The problem needs to be corrected. Yes, agreed. But the fact that it hasn’t been doesn’t make it okay to commit an injustice towards the ex-con.
believe it or not, I agree with your sentiment more than you realize…
But then agian, calling them “the ex-cons” will never be accurate….they will forever stand as a “convict”, unless retroactively proved innocent. Thats why DoC calls them inmates….But their punishment should end upon completion of their sentence…though “safety sensitive” jobs should, imho, still be authorized to be more “selective” in their exclusion criteria…
For what its worth, without going into specifics (a previous job i leave off the resume-as much as possible) , one of the few things that keep me up at night is how many people I helped put behind bars …even the objectively “witnessed it with my own eyes and recorded it” level of guilty; I knew where they went and what the rest of their lives would encounter, and it didn’t match what our system SHOULD represent…its why I left so easily (despite well, big toys that fly)
its a broken system, and I feel terrible about that, moreover, a coward for not sticking around to fix it: but in a profession, such as ours, that can scarcely tolerate even the SLIGHTEST unnecessary risk, with recidivism and established behavior/history being what it is, I still firmly believe its not fair to make others unknowingly trust them with their lives…literally. Do i wish this gentlemen ill, not a bit, do i hope he is wildly successful, yes, would I share a beer with him, yes, in SLC or den if he’s around…do I think its fair to the general public to accept that risk blindly, given everyones different background. Nope
Sorry for the long response, but you know me, and this is something Im actually passionate about (and can speak to some level of expertise
…unlike aviation)
