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Grindr God

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It's a legitimate question how England operates. So in America if you're convicted or even put on "deferred adjudication" [probation for a "felony" (more serious classification of offenses) it all shows on a background check.

Misdemeanor examples (under the state of Texas): speeding tickets usually "class C misdemeanor", assault is usually a class B misdemeanor / theft under 200 - 250~ dollars but exceeding ~50 dollars is a class B misdemeanor, class A misdemeanor can be more serious levels of assault or even drunk drinking

Felony examples (under the state of Texas) - Possession of meth is a 4th degree felony, injury to a child (leaving a child out in a hot car) car is a 3rd, 2nd, 1st, and a capital murder being the worst (taking the life of a police officer)

Offenses are categorized into state / federal images (easiest example to use) like the age of consent in Texas is 17. So, 16 in this state is "statutory...". But if you were to receive images of a 17 year old that's "images of children" which you can charged within the state of Texas as well as breaking "federal laws".

Images of a person even in a gratifying position is very serious. (anything under 18 years old)

It's all a big political platform because I somewhat befriend a prosecutor and she compared the legitimacy of arresting / convicting people to like a car salesman being required to hit statistics.

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So I've heard England / Australia / America / Canada are all alike with their legal system.

1) we have felonies / misdemeanors here, what are they called in England?

2) in America, most jobs will background check you so what more serious "felons" do is fabricate a fake disability and collect disability every month (people with violence up to murder, any kind of crime requiring s/o registration, and of course serious levels of theft)

In addition to this, most apartments and private landlords will background check.

08-Nov-2021 17:17:37 - Last edited on 08-Nov-2021 17:22:14 by Grindr God

Kiwi Magic

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In New Zealand we dont use the term Felony. But the closest thing to a Felony would be a Category 4 offence which is like murder or manslaughter or some other serious offence.

As far as Interpol goes these offenses will show up if a New Zealander is traveling overseas.

They will also show up if a background check on someones criminal history is made by anyone, including landlords.
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09-Nov-2021 04:07:31

FiFi LaFeles

FiFi LaFeles

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To the best of my knowledge in the UK the large majority of Landlords do not undertake Criminal Background Checks on prospective renters.

Some employers do it depending on the industry - Police, of course, plus Health & Care sector, Banking, Teaching and the like but most small - medium employers do not. It's expensive to do here.

Any activity falling under our Criminal Law system will be shown on these checks, if the offender is found guilty by jury or magistrate, but Civil Law offences will not - things such as parking fines for instance do not count.
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09-Nov-2021 10:08:00

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