Comments on: Taking Smugglers Off the Road http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/07/12/taking-smugglers-off-the-road/ News, Commentary, and What to Watch on WashingtonWatch.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:58:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jim Harper http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/07/12/taking-smugglers-off-the-road/#comment-44 Jim Harper Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:17:10 +0000 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/?p=62#comment-44 Thanks for your comment, C. Lingo, but I think you've taken an extreme position. Generally, the criminal law has regarded people as having paid their debt to society once they've served their time. That means they should be able to go back and fully reintegrate into society. A lifetime bar on practicing one's profession is inconsistent with that. While there may be some things that some criminals should be barred from doing for life, it's excessive to ban truckers from commercial driving for life just because they've committed a crime that involves commercial vehicles. Thanks for your comment, C. Lingo, but I think you’ve taken an extreme position. Generally, the criminal law has regarded people as having paid their debt to society once they’ve served their time. That means they should be able to go back and fully reintegrate into society. A lifetime bar on practicing one’s profession is inconsistent with that. While there may be some things that some criminals should be barred from doing for life, it’s excessive to ban truckers from commercial driving for life just because they’ve committed a crime that involves commercial vehicles.

]]> By: C.Lingo http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/07/12/taking-smugglers-off-the-road/#comment-42 C.Lingo Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:35:42 +0000 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/?p=62#comment-42 The idea of allowing criminals to re-enter their area of expertise is at best illogical. Following this logic, we would employ those proven to be expert computer coders in programming jobs because they are experts. Does anyone really think that this is a good idea? The idea of allowing criminals to re-enter their area of expertise is at best illogical. Following this logic, we would employ those proven to be expert computer coders in programming jobs because they are experts.

Does anyone really think that this is a good idea?

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