Yup.Why? As I said earlier,I've been around the block a few times.If you glance at my profile you can get at least an idea of how old I am.In all those years I've had *one* brush with the law.And that one brush was a ticket (which was a civil,rather than criminal,violation) and carried a maximum penalty of $50.I fought it in court and was found "not guilty" in a court proceeding that took about 5 minutes.I testified for about 2 minutes,the cop did the same,the judge said not guilty.So no $50 fine.
My point is if I can have a truly spotless record,except for that dismissed fine,over such a long period of time it cannot be that difficult.So if I see a report that has one entry over many years,that entry having been for a minor traffic violation I doubt that I'd think much of it.But if I saw anything more serious..or saw more frequent entries...I'd surely sit up and take notice.And yes,I'd expect others to do the same with me and would accept their right so to do.
This a case from Canada.Their laws may well be different.If it's decided that people like me shouldn't be able to see records of "withdrawn charges" or acquittals up there they obviously can do that and their country will reap the benefits...and the negative consequences...of such a decision.
I've been put in jail multiple times for 'domestic abuse' and gotten the charges dropped every time because they were unfounded.
Now I have to go thru Hell to get my record expunged of this crap.
This is killing me in the job market.
Walk a mile in my shoes before you comment like that.
BTW my dumbass finally wisened up. The divorce is in progress. :-)