[Rudey]

Originally posted by ChaosDST
I'm sure you don't.

So, someone being in a gang is VOLUNTEERED information. Just like someone having warrants against them is VOLUNTEERED information. Ummmmm, what about potentials who have had a number of DUIs...or have been in jail for public disorder? Welllll, looks like there are quite a few things that happen in people's past. Matter of fact, some of these latter things happen in people's present. Who would've guessed your newest fraternity brother would just LOOOOVE to drink and drive...was there something in his PAST that told you that?

Hey, dude...don't get all sensitive with me I care that you care...we can all care and share together

You're being silly and stating obvious things. Their past isn't one event. Everyone has made mistakes. But it's not just one mistake that determines everything. By the time someone gets to college they will have, on average, 18 years of a past. The more recent years will matter more. The bad things they've done depend on the severity. And it's not just the bad, but the good.

If I alone were making the decision on them, I would cut them hard if I even thought they'd present a risk to me because I don't want to see "Johnny McThug was caught snorting lines after beating up the dean because he didn't like the fact that he wore his former gang colors. Johnny McThug is also a member of...."

-Rudey