UPDATED: Shame on the VA for firing registrant-owned business because of bad press.
Well this is horrible… a man convicted of a sexual offense in 2007 turned his life around and started a janitorial business. He gets a contract providing janitorial services for the VA. USA today writes a story about it and the VA cancels the contract. Here we have someone who has tried to turn his life around (and seemingly was successful in doing so) gets re-punished for something he did more than a decade ago. He and the many people who work for him are fired and the agency doing the firing is the VA, who is supposed to help veterans (the man served 8 years in the Army)!
The story is offensive because it illustrates: (a) how people on the registry are barred from career opportunities everywhere, including as janitors, (b) how the label undermines rehabilitation by permanently destabilizing people, (c) how the VA can easily discard a sub-class of persons it’s supposed to be helping, and (d) how the label not only stigmatizes the registrant but anyone who chooses to give them a chance and do business with them.
You can read the full story here.
UPDATED: I’VE UPDATED THIS POST WITH A MORE IMPORTANT READ FROM GH-S. PLEASE READ THIS: https://littlereddots.substack.com/p/good-morning-i-am-full-of-rage
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I moved out of florida to ga. to better my life and family.
I lived in florida for 30 years . But when I did 10 years of probation
on a 20 year probation sentence. I completed all of my terms
and requested early release and received it. my wife works
sometimes that just keeps bills payed.
I look for jobs but when my past as rso comes up no
job. and it has been over 22 years for the offense.
I believe that the registry is a punishment for life.
and if it was not for my wife and family I would have
ended my life. so I will fight and keep trying knowing
I will not win. i will not say I am guilty I took a deal with the devil.
I understand that this world will never give us a chance because it is
easier to look at us as leopards to society.