tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post6989229612295152225..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: In New Jersey, Legalizing Pot and Expunging Past ConvictionsJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-37818946514718316262018-11-28T09:21:03.716-05:002018-11-28T09:21:03.716-05:00"Erasing past convictions for something now l..."Erasing past convictions for something now legal seems reasonable to me, but I am cautious about broader expungement. Studies have shown that if employers can't get data on past legal trouble they become more racist, because they assume that black people are more likely to be criminals and people without records have no way to prove it."<br /><br />And your view is that public policy needs to cater to these employers? What a great deal still to be learned from your comfortable, tenured position. Want to see the entropy in the system? Look in the mirror. . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com