tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post6233343551535109769..comments2024-03-28T21:38:40.389-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Do Felons Deserve Second Chance? Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72119168110515745142017-02-16T13:09:01.140-05:002017-02-16T13:09:01.140-05:00Yeah, no. No two felonies are the same. An armed r...Yeah, no. No two felonies are the same. An armed robbery and a DUI are not in the same vein.<br /><br />Why are people like you so narrow minded? Is it upbringing or is it lack of intelligence? <br /><br />We wonder why America is the way it is, but it's obvious the answer is there are too many people that think...think is not the word I would use for you...believe the world is black and white.<br /><br />So sad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785417632519759705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60444394285251419272016-03-09T20:56:20.526-05:002016-03-09T20:56:20.526-05:00Bernie,
Maybe 12:01 am should talk to mark vitali...Bernie, <br />Maybe 12:01 am should talk to mark vitalias about the white collor criminals of the local design in th triboro, ie spinkter¿!)$ This too by design of the jailhouse mentality from top to bottom, my explination is complicated to comprehend to say the least¿!)$<br />redd for regestered Republican<br />patent pendingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-84637338834350923672016-03-09T17:05:30.949-05:002016-03-09T17:05:30.949-05:00It's "couldn't care less".It's "couldn't care less". Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44325701147434184812016-03-09T16:58:58.860-05:002016-03-09T16:58:58.860-05:00Bethlehem already hires non-residents who could ca...Bethlehem already hires non-residents who could care less about the City. Now Bethlehem is going to hire felons who could care less about the City. Nice, very nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43225691825372400952016-03-09T11:23:19.455-05:002016-03-09T11:23:19.455-05:00You're saying you're not surprised at how ...You're saying you're not surprised at how easy it would be to become a convicted felon and then saying it takes some effort. I cannot respond to a comment in which you make two mutually exclusive arguments. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40873599506091609262016-03-09T08:18:19.667-05:002016-03-09T08:18:19.667-05:009:28 AM Some of the best people i know are convic...9:28 AM Some of the best people i know are convicted felons. You'd be surprised how easy it is to become a convicted felon. ??? really now ? No Sir, we would not be surprised. It takes some effort to become a convicted felon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72599167287533971252016-03-09T00:01:03.603-05:002016-03-09T00:01:03.603-05:00Working in Baltimore for decades, been mugged two ...Working in Baltimore for decades, been mugged two times. Physically injured one of those times, which was right before Christmas. Personally, I'd have liked to see the guy get his ass kicked, placed in a detox center and finally vocational rehab with counseling for the next five years. <br />I think that would work on maybe 10% of the dummies that bust people upside the head for money. The rest are hardcore, don't give a damn and will continue to mug, beat, and maybe kill working people who cross paths with them. <br /><br />White collar and non-violent offenders I am willing to deal with. Dreaming of Justicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89088241259926745002016-03-08T21:13:20.144-05:002016-03-08T21:13:20.144-05:00Thanks for the Victor Hugo quote.Thanks for the Victor Hugo quote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11257488006488343102016-03-08T19:53:52.550-05:002016-03-08T19:53:52.550-05:00I haven't been accused often of being "to...I haven't been accused often of being "tolerant." I am not decided on the question, and neither solution is perfect. I am open to discussion on the matter though - which is a change from my more typical black and white views.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-42788394504979156872016-03-08T19:46:36.858-05:002016-03-08T19:46:36.858-05:00Well, you must be a tolerant person! I can underst...Well, you must be a tolerant person! I can understand crime victims wanting to take a hard line. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56417685342304206092016-03-08T19:43:56.258-05:002016-03-08T19:43:56.258-05:00As someone who was the victim of a criminal act, a...As someone who was the victim of a criminal act, and the perp is sitting in prison with a shorter sentence than he was eligible for, I'd like to see his crime follow him for the rest of his life.<br /><br />However, I realize my feelings are mostly due to the fact he received 2/3 the sentence I would have preferred - but that was the judge's decision. I guess I am middle of the road on this question, and almost leaning towards "banning the box."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-18252608383178734742016-03-08T18:34:00.150-05:002016-03-08T18:34:00.150-05:00Not every convict has an influential PAC to run af...Not every convict has an influential PAC to run after their release or stunning Mediterranean features and a carefully sculpted bronze body they need help staying out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-15638498549625041752016-03-08T17:46:31.816-05:002016-03-08T17:46:31.816-05:00Big Brother knows who's been bad or good, for ...Big Brother knows who's been bad or good, for goodness sake ...<br /><br />http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-03-08/the-crime-you-have-not-yet-committedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-4245189508295290392016-03-08T17:32:52.371-05:002016-03-08T17:32:52.371-05:00Envision the industry that ban the box will breed....Envision the industry that ban the box will breed. The lawsuits brought against the taxpayers will be never-ending by every felon that can find a lawyer on a contingency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39514936358473889242016-03-08T13:48:29.570-05:002016-03-08T13:48:29.570-05:00I assume a work history is still included on an ap...I assume a work history is still included on an application. Company c 1990-1999' Company b 1999 -2007 etc. This will also be over looked .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79802531594062186312016-03-08T13:05:09.751-05:002016-03-08T13:05:09.751-05:00Speaking of the inflamed hemrode boilZ headZ, ie p...Speaking of the inflamed hemrode boilZ headZ, ie palumpa for short¿!)$ AllentownZ arena agenda soul sale sector of coconsperitorZ Church on The Run have ties to just this sort of propoganda prophetsiZed¿!)$ There circus sideshow have highly CONtributed to this bafoons allready over inflate ego about to be deflated, The Game, Caining of the BoilZ will be becomeing a National past time as the nation slipps like the flipp flopps perpatrated by these designing people¿!)$<br />redd for Republican<br />patent pendingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-51455404387732338982016-03-08T12:53:52.106-05:002016-03-08T12:53:52.106-05:00"I don't have a problem with ban the box....<em>"I don't have a problem with ban the box. I assume anyone employed by the government is probably dishonest, having committed a crime or preparing to commit a crime. "</em><br /><br />Gotta' admit, this is funny.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38621305399582693842016-03-08T12:42:16.667-05:002016-03-08T12:42:16.667-05:00I have no problems with the "ban the box"...I have no problems with the "ban the box" initiative. I think government much like a private business has to perform background checks and use judgement. <br /><br />It's not really about second chances but about giving convicts the opportunity to stay out of jail. For many convicts, they get released and can't find any work at all and just go back to committing crimes so they can make money or in some cases, get a roof over their head and three squares.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-27145164008929073492016-03-08T12:41:35.304-05:002016-03-08T12:41:35.304-05:00Yes. Absolutely. Yes. Absolutely. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10495249678125740682016-03-08T12:35:17.327-05:002016-03-08T12:35:17.327-05:00I don't have a problem with ban the box. I as...I don't have a problem with ban the box. I assume anyone employed by the government is probably dishonest, having committed a crime or preparing to commit a crime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79305299263266363912016-03-08T12:07:13.117-05:002016-03-08T12:07:13.117-05:00Over and above the problems with ban the box that ...Over and above the problems with ban the box that others have mentioned above, there are other issues involved. <br /><br />1) Realistically, employers receive many applications for every "good" position filled, and candidates are often eliminated for trivial reasons - you simply can't interview 50 candidates for every open position. By holding this information back for "finalists" only, you're wasting a lot of interview time since the likely result of a conviction is going to be choosing another finalist 99% of the time.<br />2) From an financial standpoint, a company is taking on a big risk in hiring a convicted criminal. Any offense related to theft certainly makes it more likely that further theft will occur (unfortunate, but true).<br />3) Finally, from a legal/insurance side of things the company takes on a HUGE risk by hiring anyone with a criminal record. For example, take a chance and hire someone with a minor assault record on in your office who assaults another employer, and you are likely to be sued. <br /><br />While ban the box isn't being forced on the private sector right now, the same issues mentioned above will impact the government entities involved, incurring costs all of us will have to bear. In addition, the introduction of these policies is also the first step in pressuring private employer to do the same. This has happened in several areas throughout the country.<br /><br />Ban the box is a "feel good" initiative with high costs, for all the reasons I've mentioned above, that doesn't really deliver results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79623397972047726882016-03-08T11:56:45.409-05:002016-03-08T11:56:45.409-05:00Well, I think a career criminal with a 5 page rap ...Well, I think a career criminal with a 5 page rap sheet shouldn't be treated the same as someone who made a mistake and wants to return to work. I am a skilled technician and cannot find work because of charges i received in 2012. No prior criminal history yet no one will give me a chance. I paid my debt with jail time and completed outpatient programs to satisfy the court order. Why can an employer continue to punish me? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38997287100241174752016-03-08T11:34:53.587-05:002016-03-08T11:34:53.587-05:00Every new law creates a new class of criminals. W...Every new law creates a new class of criminals. We elect lawyers. They pass new law after new law and create more work for .... wait for it .... lawyers. Just as elected teachers protect the best interests of teachers, elected lawyers protect the interests of lawyers. There are too many lawyers who are feeding on the rest of us and concocting more ways to bring more people into a system that requires paying lawyers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-41427964839280338022016-03-08T11:23:17.646-05:002016-03-08T11:23:17.646-05:00Continuing to punish someone who has repaid his de...Continuing to punish someone who has repaid his debt to society is absurd. You're probably the type who tells a homeless panhandler to get a job. The ban the box isn't about getting convicted politicians back to work but someone who wants to work with a record. Employers go back 3 years on a dmv record, why not on a criminal record?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44411456318638460892016-03-08T11:14:35.861-05:002016-03-08T11:14:35.861-05:00Once again, government is being used as some sort ...Once again, government is being used as some sort of social experiment instead of a place to efficiently operate the necessary functions of government.<br /><br />Have we suddenly come up short of qualified applicants for government jobs that we need to dip into the felon pool of applicants? Any employer - government included - should have all the info available on an applicant UP FRONT. Not doing so just wastes time, which translates into money - our money in the government's case. There will also surely be an incident where one of these employees does something wrong and the liability will be greater because the government knowingly hired someone with a record. And that additional liability will also be paid with our money as well. <br /><br />We all know Pawlowski had to "ban the box" in Allentown so he'd have a place to return when he gets out of prison, but is there something that the Mayor of Bethlehem is worried about too? <br /><br />While I obviously think that "ban the box" is a horrible idea, I do support the recent state legislation allowing certain misdemeanors to be expunged (after time and proper review).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com