Originally Posted By deadgurl Is this going to be perceived by the general public as an opportunity for those seeking employment or, quite possibly,as a playground for those with less advantageous intentions?
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Considering the recent publicity of the Tigger trial (It was Tigger, right?), bad idea. Is this a news article somewhere? Details might be a good thing.
Originally Posted By Jim_n_Ruth If a person has served his/her sentence, and have beed released from prison, they have "paid their debt" to society. Many employers seek employees who are free of criminal records. Certainly reasonable. So, we as a society have two choices. Either keep them jobless forever, and collecting welfare & the FREE health care benefits associated with it, OR, give them a second chance in life to make good. Not everyone who is released from prison is a repeat offender, or has a history of violence, or is a sex offender. The other issue is, is it legal to forever hold a past offense against them? Murderers today seldom get a life sentence. Something of this nature is a difficult position for any perspective employer. How do you folks feel about this, providing Disney has or will hire ex-convicts?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Strictly depends on what violation was.... obviously a place that has a lot of kids around has to be very careful. It's a hard call as you don;t want people shut out forever, but you also don;t want repeat offenders with access to children.
Originally Posted By Jim_n_Ruth I agree that a convicted sex offender should not be hired. Too many children, and too much potential.
Originally Posted By Labuda Jim & Ruth, nice to see that you & I are capable of agreeing for once! I feel that if Disney wants to hire non-violent offenders who have paid their debt to society, I say more power to them, and kudos on taking a chance on employyes that other companies do not want.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring I did a search and found this posted on mickeyxtreme.com: Ex-offenders will receive another chance at job fair A job fair to link ex-offenders with prospective employers is planned from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Hills Community Center, 6408 Jennings Road. "A lot of them have been in and out of prison. They don't know how and where to find jobs," said Karen Massey, workforce development coordinator for the Metropolitan Orlando Urban League. Businesses at the job fair will include Walt Disney World Resort, DoubleTree Hotel, Advance Auto Parts, Angle Truss Inc. and Architectural Sheet Metal. Once out of jail, felons often have problems finding work because of their criminal records, Massey said. Often, even the lowest-wage, easiest-to-attain jobs have the strictest guidelines with background checks, she said. The job fair is aimed at businesses willing to give ex-convicts a second chance. "All the employers who are coming out are at least willing to look at ex-offenders on a case-by-case basis," Massey said. About 20 businesses and agencies are scheduled to participate in the job fair that is expected to attract 100 to 200 job seekers. The fair is sponsored by the Central Florida Offenders Workforce Development Team comprised of the Urban League, Orange County Corrections, Goodwill Industries, Workforce One Stop Career Center, and the Wayne Densch Center.
Originally Posted By belle42 Maybe this is how they plan on fixing the gap they have with food service employees...
Originally Posted By Jim_n_Ruth Labuda, I am an ordinary person who just wants to be spoken to in a civilized manner. When I locked horns with another poster, I felt it was justified, and necessay. In reviewing some of the topics here, I noticed that I wasn't the only one who felt this way about a certain individual. That said, I feel that for unjustifiable reasons, I came under fire for challenging him. The excuse was, you don't know him. So? That's no excuse for rudeness. If you notice something, there has been a dramatic improval in his tone towards people. I welcome talking with him now, no matter how much I disagree. The disagreement is mutually civil. Who could ask for more? Regarding the "gay days" topic.... I began to see some ugliness sufacing. That ugliness had the flavor of another public forum. The people on this forum are of better caliber than that. I would like to see this forum stay happy & civil, not unlike that other forum. That's why I tried to put it to bed. There was no intention of being "The new sherriff in town" like one poster put it. Which gave me a good laugh. Be civil with me, and you have a friend. I hope this clears the air between us. I'm usually easy going.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <There was no intention of being "The new sherriff in town" like one poster put it. Which gave me a good laugh. Be civil with me, and you have a friend. < that would be me, and I still feel that is how you addressed anyone who challenged anything you said at the time...if you disagree- fine. But I also remember basically telling those who were here before that this could turn into the board you reference above with all it's nastiness/vulgarity and biases, and for reasons you list above ( a more civil class of people here ) I said it had not and would not happen. I don't believe locking horns with another poster changed the overall tone of this board -- it was civil before and is still civil now....but of course that is just my opinion. Much like you, I call em as I see em, but always try to do so in a civil manner.
Originally Posted By Labuda Yeah, but it's also much easier for us to take you seriously now that the tiara and tutu are no longer in your regular wardrobe rotation, vbdad.
Originally Posted By Jim_n_Ruth My locking horns with ONE individual had nothing to do with the overall board. It was the awful demeanor of ONE PERSON. Since then, he has improved....substantially. Some of the folks on the gay days topic appear to have a personal agenda, and, some of it isn't pretty. But if no one speaks out, well, then they condone it. I too call it as I see it.
Originally Posted By AuroraRose Time to get this post back on track : ) or attempt to at least : ) I feel that ex-inmates have a right to a job as much as anyone else, no matter what their crime. (well short of the really big ones) people deserve a second chance, but it should certainly be in a supervised enviornment. I'm glad Disney is trying to help. Remember, there are many behind the scenes jobs at the world where employees never come in contact or have to interact with guests. i'm sure disney won't put a sex offender in a tigger costume
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <My locking horns with ONE individual had nothing to do with the overall board. It was the awful demeanor of ONE PERSON. Since then, he has improved....substantially. < I have no issue with that, at the time it just seemed to me you had the scattergun out though -- as a number of other's were nailed with the stray shots -- just my opinion. I have not seen it since so either I was wrong or else it was just a one time deal - or some combinaion of both since I know you had an issue with another poster. That is why I made the comment I did. Since then I have not seen the same so all water under the bridge and we have been on the same topics without issue ....so no issue from me. Just thought I'd address again why I made the comment I did since you brought it up, as the comment was made somewhat tongue in cheek but wanted to get your attention as to the fact I felt that way and I do believe so did a few other regular posters at the time. <<I am an ordinary person who just wants to be spoken to in a civilized manner<< All we all want I believe and what keeps this board ( except WE) more civil than most I believe
