Originally Posted by
edavis
I agree with Rick7777. Having a arrest record is one thing, but a actually conviction is the killer. Everyone made mistakes, some ppl just didn't and/or don't get caught. It seems to be alot of termnology in the judicial system that deals with what is or not a conviction. I guess there's a big difference in having a arrest & charges versus having a conviction.
I would hope so. It would be a shame if a person was at the wrong place at the wrong time when a robbery occurred (or worse) and a person got arrested for being a suspect. Next day the person comes in and confesses and the original person was set free. Have they been arrested ever? Yes. Did they do anything wrong or were they convicted? No. It would be terrible if simply being arrested would eliminate a person from being selected.