Cripes, medical recovery period allowing me to scan Pprune. Lovely stuff & this discussion is just brilliant. I thought USA was the "Land of free " ? If you doubt, ask OJ Simpson !
Worse, mate of mine, ex long-time in the ME, got very close to a job with the Royal Flight. He was rejected for, allegedly, having a Police Record. Closer investigation showed no record. Upon leaving, application for Police Record showed no offences on the certificate. He has framed it and proudly displays the same on his office wall.
People ask him why he failed to get into the RF, he tells them of the "Police Record" and then points to the framed "No Record" on the wall.
Sorry, SOAKINGPILOT. Of no real comfort I know, but, good grief ; what a weird world we live in, eh ?