I love how they use the term could 🤣. FFS, this lot!

  • Aussiemandeus
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    6 months ago

    Arrested, charged and convicted are all very different things.

    I was Arrested for unlawful entry charged with trespassing and convicted of nothing and proven innocent.

    Should I have lost my job over mistaken identity?

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      They’re talking about suspension not sacking, it’s quite common in a lot of jobs for people to be suspended when suspected. When I was a teacher I would have been banned from the premises on any accusation and only allowed back if cleared.

      The current system is that they’re suspended when charged but can return when cleared and this would have them suspended earlier.

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    6 months ago

    In the US, as long as they have an R next to their name, they would still be elected to high political offices.

  • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.org
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    I bloody well hope so? Why would we want sex offenders having a say in legislation? This isn’t trump-era america for fucks sake