Background checks

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by elmsa100

The same way that I would feel when someone with a record harmed my child and it could have been prevented if somebody had made a background check…homicidal! Having this system doesn’t make me relax and feel safe at all when it comes to my children’s safety, I think that no parent would ever achieve that level of security about safety issues at all. I still believe that with a little polish and improvement this could work, I read someone mentioning about having a “reliable source” that IMO is a step in the right direction.

Background checks can never work. For all of the reasons already postulated. They cannot predict the future, or future behavior. The next step that people who support this type of thinking will want is for all potential umpires to undergo psychological evaluation before being allowed to take the field.

Oh, crap, I should have kept my mouth shut!

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

The next step that people who support this type of thinking will want is for all potential umpires to undergo psychological evaluation before being allowed to take the field.

Well, to be honest, there are a few umpires I know who could probably benefit from this. Some fellas have got some serious issues!

[tcannizzo]

Here is the central issue.
A clean background check will never prevent someone from breaking the law.
BUT: If someone breaks the law and a background check wasn't done previously, there is hell to pay.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by tcannizzo

Here is the central issue.
A clean background check will never prevent someone from breaking the law.
BUT: If someone breaks the law and a background check wasn't done previously, there is hell to pay.

Yep, pretty much.

Let's move on, shall we?