Comments on: More than 1 in 10 Army Recruits Now Given “Moral Waivers” http://wakemenow.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/more-than-1-in-10-army-recruits-now-given-moral-waivers/ Another young(ish) woman trying to find her way in this world... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:58:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: wakemenow http://wakemenow.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/more-than-1-in-10-army-recruits-now-given-moral-waivers/#comment-94 wakemenow Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:41:26 +0000 http://wakemenow.wordpress.com/?p=239#comment-94 Yeah, the criminal justice system now is a hard ass about who it allows in its ranks. You can become corrupt after joining, but during preliminary screening job-seekers are increasingly subjected to polygraphs. I've asked my professors why they would refuse the experience an ex-con potentially brings to the table, but they usually laughed such ideas off as lunacy. The word is you are ineligible if you've ever even once used any of the harder drugs, as minors or otherwise. Strict policy, if you ask me. But it seems to further their apparent goal to maintain a wide divide between law enforcement officials and those we criminalize. As for the military...it appears mostly born out of desperation. On a sidenote, I seriously doubt they're nearly as concerned about the backgrounds for the contractors' employees, thought I haven't yet come across any discussion on that topic. Yeah, the criminal justice system now is a hard ass about who it allows in its ranks. You can become corrupt after joining, but during preliminary screening job-seekers are increasingly subjected to polygraphs. I’ve asked my professors why they would refuse the experience an ex-con potentially brings to the table, but they usually laughed such ideas off as lunacy. The word is you are ineligible if you’ve ever even once used any of the harder drugs, as minors or otherwise. Strict policy, if you ask me. But it seems to further their apparent goal to maintain a wide divide between law enforcement officials and those we criminalize.

As for the military…it appears mostly born out of desperation. On a sidenote, I seriously doubt they’re nearly as concerned about the backgrounds for the contractors’ employees, thought I haven’t yet come across any discussion on that topic.

]]> By: Safiyyah http://wakemenow.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/more-than-1-in-10-army-recruits-now-given-moral-waivers/#comment-86 Safiyyah Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:12:32 +0000 http://wakemenow.wordpress.com/?p=239#comment-86 The Armed Forces used to take a LOT of criminals and wayward types. About 50 years ago, it was common for a wild boy to join the military and get "straightened out". Judges used to also "sentence" young men to the military. The criminal justice system also used to accept a lot of criminals as employees. After all, you "can't dope fiend a dope fiend". Then, I think it was Bill Clinton, who changed the military and ordered all the shady types from joining up. Now they are changing their minds and going back to it. Witness the escalation of military guys murdering their wives and girlfriends (also in the military) here in the US. Ya Allah. Love and Peace, Safiyyah The Armed Forces used to take a LOT of criminals and wayward types. About 50 years ago, it was common for a wild boy to join the military and get “straightened out”. Judges used to also “sentence” young men to the military.

The criminal justice system also used to accept a lot of criminals as employees. After all, you “can’t dope fiend a dope fiend”.

Then, I think it was Bill Clinton, who changed the military and ordered all the shady types from joining up.

Now they are changing their minds and going back to it.

Witness the escalation of military guys murdering their wives and girlfriends (also in the military) here in the US.

Ya Allah.

Love and Peace,
Safiyyah

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