View Single Post
  #16 (permalink)  
Old Thu Jun 05, 2003, 02:10pm
Jim Porter Jim Porter is offline
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 711
Send a message via ICQ to Jim Porter Send a message via Yahoo to Jim Porter
Re: You would do that?

Quote:
Originally posted by JRutledge
Let us take the real world for a moment. You are telling me if some guy, with an agenda would to come and talk to you about a drug test, you would take that test no questions asked? They would have no evidence that you are a drug user. Or you would not be aware of the clinic that would be conducting the test. And you would have no knowledge of what kind of substance they are checking for and allow the public to have access to that personal information? If anyone did that in any job, they might put their livelyhood in total jeapordy. They might have a false-positive that is triggered by other substances and you would have no good way to defend yourself after the information is put out.

Peace

Ummmm, you've outlined the pre-employment screening process for just about every job in America nowadays. Some guy with the agenda of saving his company money on insurance comes to you with a cup with no evidence you are a drug user and doesn't necessarily tell you where it will be processed or what they will be looking for and the results aren't covered under any privacy laws so it can be shared with anyone who wants it and false positives can occur giving you an option to appeal the test but the damage has been done and you are already labeled a drug user guilty before proven innocent.

What makes Sosa any different from the rest of us? Oh, that's right, he's baseball player making millions. The rules for us everyday slobs don't apply to him.
__________________
Jim Porter
Reply With Quote