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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am trying to understand, for a business that works with kids (after care, Adventure Theatre, Little Gym, even at a Bounce U or Pump it Up), or handles finances (bank, cashier, wealth advisor), and I am sure there are others - those just spring to mind,  I don't want a criminal in any of those positions.  What is the point in wasting my time interviewing someone I will never hire?[/quote]

I, as a parent,  am very concerned about this.  [/quote]

Even with ban the box, there are still background checks, especially for jobs dealing with kids.  Seriously folks?[/quote]

+1 Unless the law bans background checks I'm not sure what the concern is.[/quote]

You don't think that could be next because it is "discriminatory?"  [/quote]

Since you put it in quotes, I take it you don't think it would actually be discriminatory.  The reason it could be discriminatory is because our criminal justice system is racist.  By that I mean that race determines outcomes.  For example, historically police have targeted drug trafficking that occurs on the streets (in public), but have not really gone after drug trafficking in private homes.  People of color are more likely to sell and buy drugs on the street while White people are more likely to sell and buy drugs in private homes.  So a background check might flag a Black drug dealer but not a White one.  That has a racist impact even if the intent is not to discriminate by race.

Unfortunately background checks are obviously necessary, and I doubt they would be eliminated.[/quote]

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