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Flightmare wrote:

Jusme wrote:

Flightmare wrote: I too shake my head at the number of people I have met that have spent 1 or more nights in jail for things I would call stupid. I tend to joke around with people saying I've spent the night in a federal penitentiary. The statement is true, but I was not there because I broke the law. Work sent me to do some maintenance on a system they had. I was there from 10pm until 4pm the next day, so I can literally say I spent the night in a federal penitentiary.

I think it's a sign of the times though. Parents who refuse to be parents, and so the kids are able to get away with more and more growing up. Once they reach their teen years, the police are the ones who enforce the punishment because the parents never really did.

I remember when the threat of having a blemish permanently on my record help keep me on the straight and narrow. Not that I was a saint, but I knew where to draw the line as to what I would and wouldn't do, knowing the consequences of being caught. As a manager for the past 12 years, I have had to hire people to work for me, and the location(s) I worked required an almost spotless record, and the main hurdle in hiring anyone was the fact that so many could't pass a criminal history check. Some of them were honest about their criminal history, and I was able to tell them up front that they would not be suitable candidates, but others tried to lie and, I guess, hope that no one really checked. They acted surprised when I called them to tell them that their past was a disqualifier. And these were all felonies that they had on their record, we were allowed to overlook most misdemeanors, but, I was really surprised at the number of seemingly intelligent people who had been so stupid.

I remember a co-worker who is based in Canon City, CO tell me that they had trouble opening the Chili's in town. They had trouble finding enough staff that could pass a drug test. It seems personal responsibility and common sense are so rare these days, they should be considered a super power.