Employers in Rhode Island would no longer be able to ask job applicants about criminal convictions under legislation pending in the General Assembly. Senator Harold Metts said Wednesday that his bill would eliminate a discriminatory practice that costs too many former offenders a chance at employment. The proposal would not apply to jobs at casinos, hospitals, schools, or nursing homes, where background checks are required by law. Cities including Boston and Providence already prohibit criminal background questions from applications for public-sector jobs.
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CORIs, or back-ground checks, need to be mandatory for taxi drivers & drivers of the T-RIDE. The only safe taxi drivers are those in England. They have mandatory background checks and exams which test their knowledge of the cities where they are permited to drive.
Enough already with this malarky about feeling sorry for the perpetrator. Many of us don't like the idea of ending up a victim due to a dangerous situation where we would not knowingly place ourselves.