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White House asks colleges to look beyond criminal records
Associated Press ^ | Jun 10, 2016 1:19 PM EDT

Posted on 06/10/2016 5:17:26 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The Obama administration is asking colleges and universities to rethink how they factor in an applicant’s criminal history during the admission process.

The White House says schools’ inquiries about criminal records too often block people who’ve served time in prison from getting an education. President Barack Obama says changes are needed to ensure “Americans who’ve paid their debt to society can earn their second chance.” …

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; college; criminals; doe; education; election2016; newyork; obama; trump; trumpuniversity
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I am getting very tired of the liberal cliché of unrepentant criminals having “paid their debt to society” merely by serving prison terms.
1 posted on 06/10/2016 5:17:26 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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Look beyond their criminal past .... become a doctor and dispense drugs legally for profit!!!


2 posted on 06/10/2016 5:19:56 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (The Mofia is a private crime family; whereas, the DOJ is the gov't's political crime family.)
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To: Olog-hai

When they are released early or because of overcrowding or other unrelated technicalities, they have not paid their full debt.

If they are repeat offenders their history is totally relevant to everyone that has to deal with them regularly.


3 posted on 06/10/2016 5:20:55 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Every thug given a “second chance” takes a spot in the college that should go to a deserving student who always did the right thing.


4 posted on 06/10/2016 5:21:15 PM PDT by doug from upland
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They don't need a college education because the government is going to hire them.

I guess if they otherwise qualify, they should be admitted to colleges, but should they be put ahead of the line with applicants with no criminal records?

They get to work for college credits in prison which will be marketable if they are completed prior to release, other things considered.

5 posted on 06/10/2016 5:23:00 PM PDT by Aliska
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To: Olog-hai

Again, this administration demonstrates that crime pays.


6 posted on 06/10/2016 5:26:27 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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Baylor wishes they hadn’t looked past the football players’ records. Someone needs to ask the white house about that.


7 posted on 06/10/2016 5:27:09 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (the gop hasn't given up on stopping Trump and electing Hillary.)
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well .. Hillary Clinton has NOT paid her debt to society .. and neither has a lot of turds in the Clinton administration.


8 posted on 06/10/2016 5:27:20 PM PDT by plain talk
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Colleges are supposed to be "safe spaces" where students won't be exposed to any opinions they don't agree with...but where they are supposed to be exposed to ex-cons.

The colleges who go along with this have an enhanced danger of lawsuits from students who become crime victims.

9 posted on 06/10/2016 5:29:27 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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Oh so let’s let men who “identify” as women into women’s bathrooms and also open up the door for felons including rapists to be admitted to college.

Gee, I can’t possibly imagine how that could go wrong.

/SARC


10 posted on 06/10/2016 5:33:17 PM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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How about telling the kids not to be criminals.....instead of instigating riots AGAINST the police.


11 posted on 06/10/2016 5:36:42 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Sure, everyone’s college freshman daughter needs to be on campus and dorm mates with known rapists, murderers and crimillegals.


12 posted on 06/10/2016 5:37:39 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Olog-hai

Yes! Yes! You can vote for Hillary!


13 posted on 06/10/2016 5:40:08 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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Are Malia and Sasha going to be dating felons?

Are there felons working in the White House? Oh wait..


14 posted on 06/10/2016 5:40:59 PM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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#waronwomen


15 posted on 06/10/2016 5:53:54 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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Wonder if rape is included? Seems like campus rape was an isue for Obama.


16 posted on 06/10/2016 5:55:18 PM PDT by dhs12345
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Just what schools need - more pedophiles, rapists, thieves, and psychos, otherwise known as teachers. The schools right now have enough of their own homegrown and imported pedophiles, rapists, thieves, and psychos.

Their victims get the real “liberal education”.


17 posted on 06/10/2016 5:56:28 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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So.... Someone who has been in jail for 5 years is qualified how, exactly, to attend college? They tutor a lot of SAT takers in Jail?


18 posted on 06/10/2016 6:03:41 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Olog-hai

Give these morons a recursive math problem and they will turn it into an addiction of bad proportions.


19 posted on 06/10/2016 6:15:33 PM PDT by soycd
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Well, bless your heart. Luckily, your opinion on what constitutes repaying one’s debt to society means bupkiss.


20 posted on 06/10/2016 6:19:45 PM PDT by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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