Not if she legally changes her name.

 

 

Typically you have to disclose that on a job application though...

Not if she legally changes her name.

 

Yeah but that 9 digit number she has follows her everywhere she goes, even if the name changes.

You refer to it as a charade. Does this limit one's ability to see it as a manifestation of a potentially more serious mental health condition ?

Criminal act. Replace criminal act for charade.

"And that she likely would be continuing the criminal act, but unfortunately, she got caught."

Just interested in hearing what people think, but are there any professions that should exclude people who've have a medical history of mental illness?

Just interested in hearing what people think, but are there any professions that should exclude people who've have a medical history of mental illness?

 

IMO, yes.

 

Cops, firefighters, doctors, nurses, EMT, pilots, etc....

Just interested in hearing what people think, but are there any professions that should exclude people who've have a medical history of mental illness?

 

I'd imagine that it probably depends on the mental illness as well.

To answer your question, yes, a felony should be on a person's background check for the rest of their life.

 

I disagree with this.

I disagree with this.

 

So at 20 you rob a bank. You get caught and do 15-20 years in prison. When you get out, you decide to apply for a job at a bank. You don't think they have the right to know you have a felony conviction for robbing a bank?

So at 20 you rob a bank. You get caught and do 15-20 years in prison. When you get out, you decide to apply for a job at a bank. You don't think they have the right to know you have a felony conviction for robbing a bank?

 

That's not what you said, but my stance is the same. A felony should not stick with you for life, especially if you've served the sentenced time and probationary period for it.

So at 20 you rob a bank. You get caught and do 15-20 years in prison. When you get out, you decide to apply for a job at a bank. You don't think they have the right to know you have a felony conviction for robbing a bank?

 

Or.... at age 18, you have a back injury and buy some pain pills from a guy you know. On your way home, you get pulled over and the cops find those pills and charge you with felony possession with intent to distribute. You haven't even graduated from high school yet and you're on your way to jail and facing 3-5 years because you chose to self medicate. You eventually spend a year in jail and now, at age 22 you are an upstanding citizen with a steady job and no pill problem. Is it fair to have a felony conviction hanging over your head for the rest of your life for that one mistake?!

Or.... at age 18, you have a back injury and buy some pain pills from a guy you know. On your way home, you get pulled over and the cops find those pills and charge you with felony possession with intent to distribute. You haven't even graduated from high school yet and you're on your way to jail and facing 3-5 years because you chose to self medicate. You eventually spend a year in jail and now, at age 22 you are an upstanding citizen with a steady job and no pill problem. Is it fair to have a felony conviction hanging over your head for the rest of your life for that one mistake?!

 

First things first, I don't think possession should necessarily be a felony. However it is, so that's the law...

 

So in your scenario, a legal aged adult decided to bypass legal and normal methods to obtain narcotics knowing full well that doing so was against the law? Why couldn't they just go through the normal channel of going to a doctor and getting a prescription?

First things first, I don't think possession should necessarily be a felony. However it is, so that's the law...

 

So in your scenario, a legal aged adult decided to bypass legal and normal methods to obtain narcotics knowing full well that doing so was against the law? Why couldn't they just go through the normal channel of going to a doctor and getting a prescription?

 

Because they were 18, in pain and not making smart choices. It happens. Doesn't make him a bad person who should have to pay for the rest of his life though.

Because they were 18, in pain and not making smart choices. It happens. Doesn't make him a bad person who should have to pay for the rest of his life though.

 

Didn't say it made him a bad person. It does however make him a person that has to deal with the consequences of his actions.

Didn't say it made him a bad person. It does however make him a person that has to deal with the consequences of his actions.

 

For the rest of his life? I thought jail was for rehabilitation and for paying your debt to society for the crime you committed? He got 3-5 years but in reality he got a life sentence. No way that's fair.

For the rest of his life? I thought jail was for rehabilitation and for paying your debt to society for the crime you committed? He got 3-5 years but in reality he got a life sentence. No way that's fair.

 

It may take a while, and it'll absolutely take a lot of hard work, but he'll be able to get past it. You said he's got a steady job now, so it hasn't hindered him from being able to support himself, right?

 

IMO, most employers aren't going to treat a drug charge felony at 18 the same as they would a robbery charge, etc.

 

Question for you...Are you against employers running background checks on potential employees?