Position fairly and purley based on their qualifications. And he says even with the background check, minor convictions wouldnt bar someone from getting hired. Larry spencer, blacksburg attorney if a 35 year old man that had a Marijuana Possession charge when he was 19, and hes had a steady work history since then, and good references from his employer, then were probably going to hire the person. But to ron rordam, blacksburg mayor so many times if someone has something in their background that normally the town would not really see as a problem, they wouldnt apply, because so often someone who checks that box yes, the application just gets tossed aside. Rordam says the switch only required changing one section of the application and the town used montgomery countys application as a guideline. Rordam says going forward, he hopes other localities will follow in blacksburgs footsteps, including the town of christiansburg. In studio, rob manch wsls 10. A martinsville man pleads guilty Ke
Find out that theres gunshot in your neighborhood and nobody really knows whats going on. It definitely put some fear in you. Its a little scary neighbors say this is typically a safe area. Police have not named the suspect at this time. Police were in the delray neighborhood early friday morning talking to neighbors and gathering information which assisted in their investigation. The town of blacksburg joins several other localities, including roanoke and montgomery county, in banning the box on job applications. That means the town will no longer ask about criminal history when considering candidates. Wsls 10s rob manch explains why the town is taking this step. Blacksburg mayor ron rordam says the concern here is that as soon as someone reviewing applications sees a felony conviction, they might toss it aside. Now, they wont have that information to consider when looking at candidates. 888vo888 town attorney Larry Spencer says it wont create any safety concerns, because applicants w
His family and friends he was 18, and unarmed, when gunned down by a white Police Officer in ferguson missouri. An autopsy showed he was hit at least 6 times, twice in the head. His body lay on the street for over 4 hours. His death unleashed an anger that had been building for decades at a system the community here says is stacked against them from birth. And raised questions about policing and race in america. Everything thats happening in ferguson is everything thats wrong with policecommunity relationships, particularly when it comes to black men. One of the reasons that black young men are angry about this because they all see themselves as a Michael Brown. It could have been them. That anger would continue for months to come, but while the Legal Process ran its course a Community Held back. Watching and waitingfor justice to be done. Fault lines was there during that time in this special extended episode we look deeper into why so many here feel such injustice from those sworn to
His family and friends he was 18, and unarmed, when gunned down by a white Police Officer in ferguson missouri. An autopsy showed he was hit at least 6 times, twice in the head. His body lay on the street for over 4 hours. His death unleashed an anger that had been building for decades at a system the community here says is stacked against them from birth. And raised questions about policing and race in america. Everything thats happening in ferguson is everything thats wrong with policecommunity relationships, particularly when it comes to black men. One of the reasons that black young men are angry about this because they all see themselves as a Michael Brown. It could have been them. That anger would continue for months to come, but while the Legal Process ran its course a Community Held back. Watching and waitingfor justice to be done. Fault lines was there during that time in this special extended episode we look deeper into why so many here feel such injustice from those sworn to
His family and friends he was 18, and unarmed, when gunned down by a white Police Officer in ferguson missouri. An autopsy showed he was hit at least 6 times, twice in the head. His body lay on the street for over 4 hours. His death unleashed an anger that had been building for decades at a system the community here says is stacked against them from birth. And raised questions about policing and race in america. Everything thats happening in ferguson is everything thats wrong with policecommunity relationships, particularly when it comes to black men. One of the reasons that black young men are angry about this because they all see themselves as a Michael Brown. It could have been them. That anger would continue for months to come, but while the Legal Process ran its course a Community Held back. Watching and waitingfor justice to be done. Fault lines was there during that time in this special extended episode we look deeper into why so many here feel such injustice from those sworn to