Why states are rushing to seal tens of millions of old criminal records

&gt; InstantCheckMate<p>I&#x27;m sure the author of this name thought it was just a clever pun, but it&#x27;s just repulsively evil.

As a non-american, how this does not run afoul of discrimination laws boggles my mind. Refusing employment on skin colour, religion, sexual orientation or indeed pretty much anything would land you in trouble, doing the same on this is seen as perfectly fine.<p>Back home in Sweden, records are automatically sealed after two years (if my memory serves me correctly).

Pennsylvania started this trend. They seal records for minor offenses if you stay out of trouble for 10 years. It’s certainly a step in the right direction.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.inquirer.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;clean-slate-criminal-record-sealing-expungement-pennsylvania-philadelphia-20190628.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.inquirer.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;clean-slate-criminal-record-se...</a>

How about we disallow political discrimination as well. The left is so against discrimination when it comes to crime, yet will find every reason to not support or hire people that are against their political beliefs.<p>Conservatives&#x2F;republicans&#x2F;trump supporters face overwhelming discrimination in silicon valley.<p>It&#x27;s why I know all of these movements are complete bullshit and just a way to get voting power and push out anyone you dislike.

If two applicants were the same except that candidate A committed a minor crime 20 years ago, it is rational for me to prefer candidate B. If A is better than B in some other way, for example having more relevant experience, I may decide that the extra experience outweighs the long-ago crime. But why do politicians assume I cannot make rational decisions and that they must decide for me what criteria for applicants are important? At the margin, removing a penalty for crime will result in more crime.