NJ: N.J. bill would help people with criminal records find housing

[inquirer.com – 5/31/21]

A New Jersey single father of two convicted of drug offenses has been sober for almost two years and has been out of prison for about three.

New Jersey lawmakers are attempting to keep landlords from automatically disqualifying potential tenants who have criminal histories. Instead, bills under consideration encourage landlords to assess each applicant as an individual, taking into account factors such as severity of a crime and the amount of time since it occurred.

Exceptions include applicants who are on sex-offender registries for life.

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Wait for it…wait for it…”Exceptions include applicants who are on sex-offender registries for life.”

What!? A helpful bill that only excludes registrants? This is so rare! This is unheard of!

This is…

SOS. Same Old…Hysteria

Let’s make laws to push people into homelessness because of their record; then arrest them for being homeless.

If someone is living a law abiding life no matter how long, than leave those people alone. This is pure punishment, so call it what it is and enough with this civil administration bs. Stop calling it a chicken when it’s a damn duck because you don’t give a F.

Went out with my coworkers for memorial weekend had a blast.
At the end of the night my bosses wife offered to give a few of us a ride home because we had been drinking.
As we’re leaving the downtown area we get pulled over right before the freeway entrance the cop comes up and asked for license and registration after clearing the driver the cop turns his focus on me and my boss the only 2 males in the vehicle he asked if we ever been arrested and demanded our ID’s.
After about 5 minutes the cop returns and says everything looks good as he’s handing back my ID he paused and said sorry i don’t mean to put you on blast but are you current with your 290pc sex offender registration i said yes if i wasn’t I’d bee in hand cuffs right now he smiled and said you guys drive safe.
The rest of the ride home was A very embarrassing awkward silence.

Good luck 🖖😬

Last edited 3 years ago by AERO1