Originally Posted by SykkBoy

Do you know how many felons there are in this industry already?

He was arrested 26 years ago...if he's been clean this long, chances are he's probably learned from it. Since that happened so long ago, he was probably in his late teens. Should be pay for the rest of his life for something he did when he was a teen?

The child support thing...um, if he's without a job, how is he going to pay his support? Maybe he needs the job to pay his child support.

Give the guy a shot. Just give him little bits to start with and at least give him a chance to earn the position.

Or hey, go after a guy who has no criminal record, but might be a shitty programmer who will fuck you over with his lack of competency.