Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Background check Screening of Prospective Members

[Kristina B . (kristinabridget]

I would agree, except for sex offender registry websites. I have a 2.5 year old 
daughter and what was said on this list recently about cohousing being a 
perfect target environment made me a little nervous. I could not imagine anyone 
I know from our community but why would anyone object to that screening I 
wonder? Open to hearing other thoughts...
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Sent: Friday, February 25, 2022 8:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Background check Screening of Prospective Members

I find the idea abhorrent and totally against the spirit of cohousing.

On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 11:02 AM Diana Carroll <dianaecarroll [at] gmail.com>
wrote:

> Before you ding people on account of arrests and incarceration, consider
> the inequitable way our law enforcement and legal system treat people of
> color and immigrants.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 10:58 AM Jim Bronson <jimbronsonashland [at] 
> gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks to others on this listserv for reflecting on their financial
> > screening approach.  A similar, currently hot topic for us at River Song
> is
> > screening for behavior history, so-called background checks.  We probably
> > all have encountered the numerous websites that promise to find your
> person
> > of interest, investigate their interactions with the law and government,
> > and give you a report of their misdeeds, including arrests, convictions,
> > fines, etc.  At RSC we wonder if these sites are accurate, and whether it
> > is ethical and appropriate to use them to screen for prospective members.
> >
> > For reference, here is a link to a Seattle Weekly article that suggests 8
> > sites they have investigated.
> >
> >
> >
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> > There are many more back-ground check sites advertising through Google
> > which will pop up when you enter a name search.  I would love to hear
> from
> > cohousing membership team folks about this topic.  Thanks.  Jim Bronson -
> > River Song Cohousing, Eugene, OR
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