Anonymous wrote:Kind of funny how the people of Brentwood think that there aren't tons of "catch-and-release" criminals in their midst who probably have rap sheets a mile long full of violent crimes, and who haven't done any meaningful jail time, and who are probably doing nothing productive with their lives. Yet it's this guy who spent 16 years behind bars for a crime he committed at age 20, and who seems to actually want to work, who bothers them. I guess ignorance is bliss when it comes to all of the violent criminals in their midst who are not in way rehabilitated.

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Anonymous wrote:The 17 year old rapist has served 16.5 years and has been released. He deserves to be able to participate in society after serving out his sentence. It's good that he was offered this job and it's more likely that this steady employment will keep him from returning back to a gang and a life of crime.

Agreed. Who knows if this guy will commit crimes again, but this is what we should strive for with respect to every criminal -- that they serve a sufficient jail sentence (seems to be pretty uncommon these days), and that when they serve their time, they become productive, employed members of society. And the guy is not even in a public-facing role. The outrage is baffling -- what exactly is the alternative that people are proposing?

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Anonymous wrote:The 17 year old rapist has served 16.5 years and has been released. He deserves to be able to participate in society after serving out his sentence. It's good that he was offered this job and it's more likely that this steady employment will keep him from returning back to a gang and a life of crime.

Agreed. Who knows if this guy will commit crimes again, but this is what we should strive for with respect to every criminal -- that they serve a sufficient jail sentence (seems to be pretty uncommon these days), and that when they serve their time, they become productive, employed members of society. And the guy is not even in a public-facing role. The outrage is baffling -- what exactly is the alternative that people are proposing?

It's odd that he was the best qualified candidate for the job having spent the previous 16 years unemployed. I guess Brentwood's unemployment rate is near 0%.

I doubt the unemployment rate is near 0%, but I think sadly most people think they're too good for a maintenance job paying $40K. So my guess is that he was the best qualified, even if that may have been because no one else wanted the job.

Again, what's your alternative for people who have served their jail time? Letting them be unemployed, collect public benefits, and get free housing while they sit at home and play video games?

According to the article, he was working at a KFC. Again, there was absolutely no one else with his qualifications but without a felony conviction?

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Anonymous wrote:The 17 year old rapist has served 16.5 years and has been released. He deserves to be able to participate in society after serving out his sentence. It's good that he was offered this job and it's more likely that this steady employment will keep him from returning back to a gang and a life of crime.

Agreed. Who knows if this guy will commit crimes again, but this is what we should strive for with respect to every criminal -- that they serve a sufficient jail sentence (seems to be pretty uncommon these days), and that when they serve their time, they become productive, employed members of society. And the guy is not even in a public-facing role. The outrage is baffling -- what exactly is the alternative that people are proposing?

It's odd that he was the best qualified candidate for the job having spent the previous 16 years unemployed. I guess Brentwood's unemployment rate is near 0%.

I doubt the unemployment rate is near 0%, but I think sadly most people think they're too good for a maintenance job paying $40K. So my guess is that he was the best qualified, even if that may have been because no one else wanted the job.

Again, what's your alternative for people who have served their jail time? Letting them be unemployed, collect public benefits, and get free housing while they sit at home and play video games?

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Anonymous wrote:The 17 year old rapist has served 16.5 years and has been released. He deserves to be able to participate in society after serving out his sentence. It's good that he was offered this job and it's more likely that this steady employment will keep him from returning back to a gang and a life of crime.

Agreed. Who knows if this guy will commit crimes again, but this is what we should strive for with respect to every criminal -- that they serve a sufficient jail sentence (seems to be pretty uncommon these days), and that when they serve their time, they become productive, employed members of society. And the guy is not even in a public-facing role. The outrage is baffling -- what exactly is the alternative that people are proposing?

It's odd that he was the best qualified candidate for the job having spent the previous 16 years unemployed. I guess Brentwood's unemployment rate is near 0%.

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Anonymous wrote:The 17 year old rapist has served 16.5 years and has been released. He deserves to be able to participate in society after serving out his sentence. It's good that he was offered this job and it's more likely that this steady employment will keep him from returning back to a gang and a life of crime.

Agreed. Who knows if this guy will commit crimes again, but this is what we should strive for with respect to every criminal -- that they serve a sufficient jail sentence (seems to be pretty uncommon these days), and that when they serve their time, they become productive, employed members of society. And the guy is not even in a public-facing role. The outrage is baffling -- what exactly is the alternative that people are proposing?

Anonymous wrote:The 17 year old rapist has served 16.5 years and has been released. He deserves to be able to participate in society after serving out his sentence. It's good that he was offered this job and it's more likely that this steady employment will keep him from returning back to a gang and a life of crime.

Anonymous wrote:You get what you vote for, if enough of you vote for the same policies....