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Cops revealing too much in criminal record checks: Report
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/17/cops-revealing-too-much-in-criminal-record-checks-report"Too many Canadians are being denied jobs, places in school or entry into the United States because police services are disclosing information they shouldn’t during criminal record checks, says a new report.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) released a report Monday which accuses police of disclosing “non-conviction” information including withdrawn charges, acquittals and complaints to police where charges were never laid.
“It is not in the interest of public safety to prevent people from accessing employment,” said Nathalie Des Rosiers, general counsel for the CCLA."
Creating a permanent class of disenfranchised. Nice. (maybe thats why I'm still unemployed 
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Ya, I don't trust them much either. Not a day goes by without some example of their corruption, cronyism, brutality, incompetence and poor judgment making the news. Now evidently, on top of that, having to trust them with personal information is just asking too much.
