{"id":88455,"date":"2019-06-28T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T16:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=88455"},"modified":"2019-06-28T12:45:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T16:45:35","slug":"pa-to-seal-criminal-records-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=88455","title":{"rendered":"PA To Seal Criminal Records Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The WESA in Pittsburgh reports<\/a> that in a historic move, Pennsylvania will seal millions of criminal charges starting today when a ‘Clean Slate’ law is to take effect.<\/p>\n

Forty million.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the number of criminal charges in Pennsylvania that will be eligible for automatic sealing when the second phase of\u00a0the state\u2019s Clean Slate law\u00a0kicks in Friday.<\/p>\n

While law enforcement will still be able to pull up arrests and convictions, the public \u2014 including landlords and most employers \u2014 will not. They\u2019ll be hidden \u2014 as if they never happened, potentially giving thousands of Pennsylvania residents\u00a0a second chance.<\/p>\n

The law applies to non-convictions, summary offenses, and most nonviolent misdemeanor convictions, including drunk driving, shoplifting, and prostitution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, this means that if you want to know if the woman you are thinking of proposing to used to be a prostitute, you won’t be able to find out.\u00a0 Bad example.<\/p>\n

If you want to know if the person you are hiring has been convicted of a crime, you will just have to take that chance.\u00a0 Bad example.<\/p>\n

This is a personal opinion, but most of us are OK with giving people a second chance, but this option is now taken away from us.\u00a0 You are not to be trusted to give someone a second chance.<\/p>\n

As with a lot of these type of stories, they always cherry pick the example where a poor, misunderstood petty criminal can’t be a do-gooder because his past is holding him\/her back.<\/p>\n

I look forward to fair reporting on the other side and bring to light stories where someone got robbed or physically hurt because they let someone into their lives without knowing their past.\u00a0 I look forward to that day, but won’t hold my breath.<\/p>\n

For the purposes of Stolen Valor, we may not be able to tell if Stolen Valor is only the cherry on top… in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Ah, I can see it now – criminals will flock to Pennsylvania with the promise of a new life.\u00a0 Discussions will take place in prison much like folks on the outside discuss where they will retire.\u00a0 \u00a0Pennsylvania has the potential to become a sanctuary state.<\/p>\n

To be clear – I’m not saying criminals should not be given a second chance.\u00a0 I just think WE should be able to decide that having full knowledge of their background.<\/p>\n

Then again, maybe I’m wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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