Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 15/12/00 7:11 pm, Robert Marvin at marvbej@earthlink.net wrote: >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Busted with my M2... >> The question 'have you ever been arrested' is a key one for many >> agencies because if you say YES a whole set of procedures start rolling, >> even if you were arrested entirely illegally, never charged with anything, >> and sued the cops for millions. This is a threat rather like negative >> feedback on eBay. > > Fortunately, in the US, the question has to be "have you ever been > CONVICTED." Arrests do show up on FBI fingerprint checks, but, at least > in the law enforcement agency where I work as Personnel Director they > don't carry much weight if the disposition is favorable. AFAIK this is > virtually universal. On the visa waiver you fill in on the airplane it says 'have you ever been arrested'.... - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com