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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 03:21 PM Original message |
S.F. considering making ex-cons a protected class for renting / jobs |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. For too long ex-cons have had to deal with rules and regulations |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good. I always wondered why we insist on treating ex-cons like second-class |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Because it's more costly and risker |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Government agencies are not for profit. It's more profitable to BUSINESS |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't have a problem with this |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. Only uncircumcised ex-cons will be protected, however. |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. I thought they were already protected by Federal law? |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Wait, never mind. |
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socialshockwave (637 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. Dunno about you |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. You don't have to hire someone |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 04:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I'm more afraid of the thief that HASN'T been caught |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. How terribly decent of them. |
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pennylane100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. What do they mean by "some " violent crimes, |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Well...probably going to take a hit for this one |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Neither is okay |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. When they meant "some" violent crimes, I think one of those crimes is 1st degree murder. |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
13. "The mechanics still need to be worked out," |
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pennylane100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Well that certainly be a good thing, but it is San Francisco, |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. No more than any other small city. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. It is a proposal being kicked around City Hall. It is not a proposal slated for a vote. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. Doesn't Germany already do something like this? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'm not opposed to this. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
23. It'd be nice if they did the same for people whose credit score has been decimated.. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
24. As a one unit landlord, I decided to do criminal background checks on final rental candidates,,, |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. This is problematic. I don't want certani ex-cons working in Nursing Homes, for instance |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. Wow. Sanity and compassion. |
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