NY: Poll: Should ‘high risk’ sex offenders be allowed to work for the Department of Public Works?
A Central New York news station has posted a poll, asking whether “high risk” sex offenders be hired to work in the Dept. of Public Works.
These municipal agencies are responsible for maintaining public infrastructure. Workers would provide services such as; Maintaining and repairing roads, streets, and sidewalks. Snow plowing and ice removal during winter. Collecting leaves, brush, and sometimes garbage or recycling, Maintaining public buildings and municipal facilities, Repairing and maintaining water and sewer infrastructure, Caring for parks, trees, and other public spaces, Installing and maintaining street signs, traffic signals, and streetlights. And maintaining municipal vehicle fleets and equipment.
You can vote on this poll at: https://cnycentral.com/news/local/poll-should-high-risk-sex-offenders-be-hired-to-work-in-the-dept-of-public-works
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If I am reading this right he was already arrested once for a sex crime(s), and then was hired, and then committed more sex crimes and was arrested again, so this would not be a second chance at redemption, but a third.
The man is showing a pattern.
I believe in second chances of course, but in a case like this I would not want HIM to be hired to a position like this again, because this kind of repetitive criminal activity is what makes us all look bad and exactly what some people and some lawmakers are looking for to push further for harsher laws against us.
DVC
If what you are saying is true, I agree. If you have re-offended (not a registry violation but a new sex crime) then I have no sympathy for that person. One mistake is bad but repeating that mistake makes us all look bad. That is why some law makers state we will never change. (Throwing us all in the same egg basket)
It depends. Even though I am never going to offend again, a job like a school janitor would not be a good fit for me as everyone would be giving you that look like “At any moment I am going to pounce”. Even though I graduated college, after getting arrested, I took jobs like warehouse and labor intense jobs where you are not around the public, just other workers.
I don’t think anyone is arguing against common sense. We’re arguing against categorical restrictions. It would be poor judgment to take a job as a school janitor, but a categorical exclusion that prevents someone from working as a janitor anyplace makes no sense.
If a janitorial job is at a school and it is done after students are no longer present at school I don’t think it would be a problem.
Absolutely.
No human being should be denied his/her inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
The right to work should be covered in the definition of these rights, much like the right to travel, to breathe, and to be secure.
I still dont understand how the word “inalienable” has been so misinterpreted by the legal system.
Please register your vote on the source.
The votes look bad already many say no
I would first want to know what NY’s definition of high risk is. The reason is because many individuals have not committed another offense in many years, but are always deemed high risk. I also believe that hiring someone who is forced to register should be done in an individual basis. No matter the risk. In conclusion, I think all individuals forced to register should be allowed to be hired by ANY state, town or cities public works department with appropriate public safety standards of supervision.
Agreed. In a sick irony, the state thought PFRs should be released from prison/sentencing, yet not worthy of employment. I get that PFRs aren’t trusted in all positions, but alienating them doesn’t help. More public-facing positions make PFRs more accountable, not less.