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u1hcw9nxtoday at 6:00 PM2 repliesview on HN

If it is plausible that you did not remember, it's not a felony. Something that happened for 12-years old is easy to forget.

There is nothing morally wrong in felonies like this, just don't get caught.


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bigfatkittentoday at 8:11 PM

Not remembering is one thing, but if they find out during the vetting process, and then they ask you about it, your answers had better be forthright.

mcmcmctoday at 6:08 PM

> There is nothing morally wrong in felonies like this, just don't get caught.

Highly debatable. If you believe in a categorical imperative that to intentionally deceive another person is wrong, then lying by omission is still an immoral act. A Christian might also interpret the words of Jesus “Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s” as an imperative to comply fully with the law of the land.

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