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Va. governor eliminates criminal history questions on state job applications
WJHL-TV ^ | pril 3, 2015 | Jordan Moore

Posted on 04/03/2015 4:54:54 PM PDT by don-o

BRISTOL, VA (WJHL) - Applications for state jobs in Virginia will no longer will include questions regarding a person's criminal history.

Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order removing criminal history questions from state employment applications Friday.

Under the order, employment decisions won't be based on an applicant's criminal history unless it's specifically related to the job they are being considered for.

While it only applies to state employment applications, the order also encourages similar hiring practices for private employers throughout the Commonwealth.

Some business owners we spoke to in Bristol, Virginia are not on board with the idea.

(Excerpt) Read more at wjhl.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York; US: South Carolina; US: Virginia
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To: don-o

Maybe he’s thinking about his own job future.


2 posted on 04/03/2015 4:58:28 PM PDT by drbuzzard (All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
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To: don-o

So the person at DMV asking all those sensitive questions can be a convicted felon. Nice job, Gov.


3 posted on 04/03/2015 4:59:27 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: don-o

For government criminals, having a criminal record is a “feature”, not a “bug”.


4 posted on 04/03/2015 4:59:56 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: drbuzzard

Makes sense, as he belongs to the “Thug Party”.


5 posted on 04/03/2015 5:00:22 PM PDT by The Duke (Azealia Banks)
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To: don-o

Does this include applications to be state police?


6 posted on 04/03/2015 5:02:18 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: don-o
Thanks Terry!


7 posted on 04/03/2015 5:03:43 PM PDT by SnuffaBolshevik (Enter something.)
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To: don-o

Think violent rapist let out on the street working in state women’s facility...


8 posted on 04/03/2015 5:03:46 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: don-o

Well, as a former VA Prosecutor it is quite true that not all crimes are created equal and some are, indeed, utterly irrelevant and should not be considered at all. But asking for none of them? I’m guessing murder should still be on there.


9 posted on 04/03/2015 5:04:23 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: don-o

Good. If they are out, they have paid their debt to society.


10 posted on 04/03/2015 5:04:31 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: don-o
Wonder if he'd run a criminal background check for a nanny for grandkids?

Or those working in daycares......

11 posted on 04/03/2015 5:05:41 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: RIghtwardHo

murder

How about embezzlement?


12 posted on 04/03/2015 5:06:33 PM PDT by logic101.net (If libs believe in Darwin and natural selection why do they get hacked off when it happens?)
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To: don-o

It will be interesting to watch state employees become victims of their own twisted policies.


13 posted on 04/03/2015 5:07:24 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: yldstrk

Good. If they are out, they have paid their debt to society.

They don’t get their 2nd amendment rights back. If you commit a crime that is bad enough (felony) you should pay a price for the rest of your life. I am not saying you should never be able to work, that would be silly; but it should affect your ability to be considered for certain jobs.


14 posted on 04/03/2015 5:08:36 PM PDT by logic101.net (If libs believe in Darwin and natural selection why do they get hacked off when it happens?)
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To: don-o

I guess background checks for gun ownership is out the door as well?


15 posted on 04/03/2015 5:08:44 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: don-o

Apply for a state trooper and have a rapsheet, yep that makes sense NOT.


16 posted on 04/03/2015 5:08:47 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: yldstrk

Uh huh, gain time, parole, probation, over crowding releases, it’s all good.


17 posted on 04/03/2015 5:10:20 PM PDT by skepsel (Run on sentences a specialty....)
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To: don-o

What could possibly go wrong. Playing fast and loose with the “public trust”.


18 posted on 04/03/2015 5:10:48 PM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: don-o

He had to do it so democrats could get jobs.


19 posted on 04/03/2015 5:12:14 PM PDT by aomagrat (Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
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To: don-o

Why are practically all governors in this country mentally defective?


20 posted on 04/03/2015 5:13:40 PM PDT by Politicalkiddo (Gringa for Cruz 2016!)
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