So I just discovered that I have been working next to the waste of oxygen that raped my best friend several years ago. I work in a manufacturing environment and I know that you can’t fire someone just for being a sex offender unless it directly interferes with work duties (in the US). But despite it being a primarily male workforce he does work with several women who have no idea what he is. He literally followed a woman home, broke into her house, and raped her. Him working here puts every female employee at risk. How is that not an unsafe working environment? How is it at even legal to employ him anywhere where he will have contact with women?

  • BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Then why do jobs do criminal background checks?

    A business won’t hire a thief to handle money for fear of stealing from the business.

    But the business will hire a rapist because a company can’t be raped, and it doesn’t care about its employees’ safety.

        • TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
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          7 months ago

          Because companies don’t want to take on the liability of hiring someone that they don’t think they can trust.

          I don’t really get your narrative about someone hiring a thief over a rapist- both felony convictions will limit your opportunities.

          • pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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            7 months ago

            You’re not listening. Companies shouldn’t hire either. And we’re talking specifically about rapists, not thieves. Don’t waste my time trying to strawman.

              • pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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                7 months ago

                Ignore strawmen like yours right now.

                Meanwhile, the rest of us will keep rapists out of workplaces where they have opportunities to harm others and live our lives knowing we have the best interests of those around us at heart.

                • TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
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                  7 months ago

                  Ok, so where should they and any other felony convictions go after they serve their time? It’s a very pertinent question.

                  • pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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                    7 months ago

                    It doesn’t matter, because this is not about felony convictions. This is about a rapist in the workplace.

                    Quite frankly, rapists need to be jailed for life in order to prevent situations like this in the first place. Rape is one of those crimes for which one should not be able to move on from.