So, let me get this straight, if you screw up once in your book, you should be branded for life? So much for the land of the free.
Let's see, supposedly once you "do your time" for your crime, it's not supposed to have much (if any) effect on your life. Now, this is not the case (and nor should it be), in cases where dangerous behavior is involved (child molestation for example.)
But say I smoked weed when I was 18, and got busted (non driving offense). Should that affect what kind of driving insurance I get? How about the types of jobs I can get 5 years down the road? I did my time, I paid my dues, am I less of a "citizen" because I didn't conform to the "norm" as a youth? Easy buddy, maybe if (or when) you have kids, and they get in trouble, you might change your attitude for second chances and how long things should stay on your record.
BTW, I almost got rejected for a job due to that marijuana infraction as a youth, when it's not even on my criminal record, how did they find out? Oddly enough, from my driving record, (note: It was not a driving infraction, it was a possesion charge.)
I do not object to the collection of information, but I do object to the inability for normal people to dispute information that can be easily entered into your profile, without so much as a cursory glance to make sure it's true or not.
Enough of a rant, lord knows I doubt I could even follow it if i tried.
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So, let me get this straight, if you screw up once in your book, you should be branded for life? So much for the land of the free.
Let's see, supposedly once you "do your time" for your crime, it's not supposed to have much (if any) effect on your life. Now, this is not the case (and nor should it be), in cases where dangerous behavior is involved (child molestation for example.)
But say I smoked weed when I was 18, and got busted (non driving offense). Should that affect what kind of driving insurance I get? How about the types of jobs I can get 5 years down the road? I did my time, I paid my dues, am I less of a "citizen" because I didn't conform to the "norm" as a youth? Easy buddy, maybe if (or when) you have kids, and they get in trouble, you might change your attitude for second chances and how long things should stay on your record.
BTW, I almost got rejected for a job due to that marijuana infraction as a youth, when it's not even on my criminal record, how did they find out? Oddly enough, from my driving record, (note: It was not a driving infraction, it was a possesion charge.)
I do not object to the collection of information, but I do object to the inability for normal people to dispute information that can be easily entered into your profile, without so much as a cursory glance to make sure it's true or not.
Enough of a rant, lord knows I doubt I could even follow it if i tried.