What if your LBS owner was a felon?

[chickwhorips]

i personally would have to know what the situation is to make a complete decision on the person. there are people out there to slander good names, no matter what.

as far as shopping at a place, i would shop there if need be. though i would not let a minor in there by themselves, knowing a situation like that.

[WrensMom]

Hm. I can see both sides of this, as all of you have presented. It's a tough call, in a way, but honestly, I would most likely not shop there. I have a 2 year old daughter, and the mama-bear in me is very strong. I would have some difficulty with it, so for me it would be just as well to shop elsewhere, which is pretty easy to do anyway.

[latelatebloomer]

I wouldn't blame anyone for refusing to shop there, and for making sure their kids gave the place a wide berth. I'm pretty sure that the man's parole officer has to feel the man is not at risk to repeat the crime, or the officer would not permit the man to have a business that gives him so much contact with the public, and with a young public at that. The convicted offender that I have contact with at the BI rehab is under EXTREMELY tight constraints via his parole officer, and always will be.

For myself, I would give him a chance to rebuild his life. Hopefully, he's doing hard therapuetic work and making financial restitution to the victim, too.