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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am in my mid forties and have never EVER been in handcuffs and arrested by a peace officer, not even a citizen's arrest.

It isn't that hard folks.

I don't think I am better than anyone else, but people who have been arrested usually do so as a last resort. They have had multiple chances to change their behavior and they choose to be defiant or violent, thus the need for handcuffs and later on a lawyer.

So parents, no matter what the REASON is, little or small, if any type of arrest shows on a background check, then that should be a huge red flag.

Unfortunately, where I reside, only convictions for felonies show up on fingerprint checks, etc.

I wish I could enact legislation to allow arrest records to show up.[/quote]

Maybe I was just raised in a "good" family, I don't know, but I don't understand anyone who would commit crimes. Same thing with the PP who said she once got into domestic violence with her significant other - I could never even imagine putting my hands on someone else in anger. People who would do anything like that really are a different kind of person, and I do not get it. So, no matter how far back in your record, if there is a criminal history - there is no way I'd feel comfortable hiring you.[/quote]

Years ago in DC, an infant was kidnapped from a hospital. The infant was white, and the kidnapper was an African American lady. She suffered from mental illness. There were pictures posted on the news of this infant with a reward for any information. A nanny was walking an infant near the downtown DC area, and some pedestrians called the cops on her. The nanny was black, the infant white. She refused to allow the baby to be taken from her or photographed. There was a police standoff, and they threatened to arrest her. The news cameras showed the MB showing up to get her child, and the angry nanny. To all the parents making broad judgments, you need to widen your scope a bit.   I've worked for families that were activists. Members of Greenpeace and the WWF... should I have panicked about working for them?... seriously. I have no problem with a criminal background check, I've never been arrested and have nothing to hide, but sometimes things aren't as they seem.[/quote]

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