A “Dear Colleague” letter recently sent to universities from Education Secretary John King discouraged colleges from asking applicants whether they were convicted criminals, the New York Post reports.
An accompanying pamphlet called “Beyond the Box: Increasing Access to Higher Education for Justice-Involved Individuals” also spelled out what the administration prefers criminals be called.
The 51-page guidance document continually referred to those with criminal convictions as “justice-involved individuals” in its direction on how to get them more involved with higher education.
“So rapists, burglars, armed robbers and drug dealers aren’t criminals anymore. These folks are simply ‘involved’ with ‘justice,’ according to Obamanoids,” opines Kyle Smith in the Post, adding:
Maybe they’re right: “Criminals” is an inherently disparaging term that leads to stigmatization and decreased access to Eugene O’Neill seminars. But don’t we need to retroactively reconfigure how we think of those unfortunate souls who found themselves pursued by harsh enforcers of restrictive behavioral norms?
When you think about it, Jack the Ripper was merely a “cutlery-involved individual” while Jeffrey Dahmer was simply an “unconventional dietary-options-involved individual.”
Colleges generally ask whether applicants have criminal records, and for excellent reason. Parents probably don’t want their eager young freshperson daughter Molly living across the hall from a rapist — I mean, sexual-justice-involved individual.
Read the full Post report.
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