In the past, DCJS has issued exemptions to SOs convicted of asault, firearms convictions, etc on a case by case basis.  The sad fact remains that people WILL file false criminal charges against SOs who did their job as revenge.  In cases where it is one person's word against another's, the officer may well file nolo contendre even though he was in the right.  Also, the way the new provision is written, there are NO exemptions allowed.  A person who was convicted of an offense 40 years earlier would find himself stripped of his Registration, even though he has had no convictions since.

Of course, we don't want to hire violent or criminally minded people.  However, do we also want to eliminate good employees whose only fault was arresting a vindictive person, or whose offense was a youthfull indescretion from decades ago?  DCJS should be allowed to issue exmeptions on a case by case basis.