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Should Felons be allowed to be Firefighters?
I am wondering what you all thought about a few things.
1) Should Felons be allowed to be Firefighters?
2) Does your fire department hire felons?
3) If you are a firefighter and you are convicted of a felony, should you be fired?
The reason why I bring this up is because I got an email recently about Richmond (VA) Fire Department hiring.
Apparently, they have dropped the requirements for employment:
* Have no felony convictions for any offense within 60 months preceding the date of application;
I got the information here
I cannot speak for the department if this was an actual drop in requirement or if it has always been this way.
I thought that if you were a felon, you were always a felon. The only way to get a felony off your record is to have the Courts expunge it from your record.
What do you all think?
1) Should Felons be allowed to be Firefighters?
2) Does your fire department hire felons?
3) If you are a firefighter and you are convicted of a felony, should you be fired?
The reason why I bring this up is because I got an email recently about Richmond (VA) Fire Department hiring.
Apparently, they have dropped the requirements for employment:
* Have no felony convictions for any offense within 60 months preceding the date of application;
I got the information here
I cannot speak for the department if this was an actual drop in requirement or if it has always been this way.
I thought that if you were a felon, you were always a felon. The only way to get a felony off your record is to have the Courts expunge it from your record.
What do you all think?
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Permalink Reply by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on
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DT:
"You" was not YOU.
I'm sure that I have paraphrased some of what you have discussed here, but my last comment was not directed at you. Some of you. In this discussion, some agree with some of my point of view and some agree with some of your point of view. I understand that we are not heroes and we are not saints. But, we ARE held to a higher standard by choice and by our communities. You agree that firefighting should have certain requirements that in the end selects the best candidates?
And you agree that some felonies should disqualify a person from being a firefighter?
Then, we agree "some".
See; we weren't that far off.
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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on
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Jay I would bet that when her case goes to court that she is NOT CONVICTED on a felony charge....and therefore would not have a felony on her record.....I have a misdemeanor charge (or had, no longer there) I told a policeman to go __ __ __ __ himself and was charged with disorderly conduct......LOL...I checked and it isn't on my record.....Stuff happens sometimes....Paul
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Jack:
Your eloquence is only surpassed by your good looks.
Agreed.
TCSS.
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Permalink Reply by Todd on
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Ok, what felonies are you willing to overlook? Honestly, in googling different lists of "common felonies" I can't imagine overlooking any on the list.
Murder
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Manslaughter
Vehicular Manslaughter (typically a DUI involved death)
Assault and Battery
Armed Robbery
Kidnapping
Child Abuse/Endangerment
Arson
Burglary
Trafficking/Possessing Narcotics
What on that list in your mind is worth being overlooked?
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Permalink Reply by Fire Critic on
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You beat me to it Todd. I was going to ask what felonies might be looked over. I cannot think of any either.
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Yeah...I noticed that too WestPhilly!
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I dunno about that one either. Might make for some uncomfortable situations on those DOA calls.
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Geez;
You try to lift a guy's self esteem and the next thing you know you're in the sack with them.
Will the rumors never end?
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Permalink Reply by Dustin J. Millis on
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Okay, how the *&^% did this discussion go from the topic at hand to you two having sex???
I'm off this site for one day and this is what happens lol -
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Permalink Reply by Fire Capt. 1304 on
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No for all three. We even had a chief that was charged with a felony but never convicted and he was removed from the department.
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I have written a little bit about this topic on my blog. While I am vacationing up in Connecticut I came across an interesting story that kind of relates to this discussion. Check it out at FireCritic.com. It isn't a felon becoming a firefighter, however it is someone who has a prior record.
Check it out, links and all and let me know what you think. -
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