If we’re going to let people out of prison, then we have to let them earn a living. But what rational business owner is going to want to hire someone with a criminal record, given that if this person does anything wrong, even off the job, a creative trial lawyer is going to try to find some way to target the employer?

Incidentally, with respect to the Boston snowplow driver (a) “only” two of the license suspensions appear to be driving related — although one would think that causing two accidents ought to be sufficient without having to worry about drug possession charges — and (b) checking someone’s driving history is (or should be) entirely different than checking his criminal record.