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Rube Wants to Make "Tattoo Discrimination" Illegal. (1 Viewer)

Officer Pete Malloy

Officer Pete Malloy

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Look at this freaking guy

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - A man is left confused and frustrated after he feels he was denied a job based on his tattoos.

Bill Roach reached out to Eyewitness News because he thinks he was a victim of discrimination and was treated unfairly.

He said the tattoos aren’t gang related and shouldn’t be an issue. He’s proud of them, and they all mean something to him.

“My right arm is nothing but music,” he said. “You know, songs.”

Some mean more than others. He has the lip prints of his wife on his neck, plus a tribute to his first-born son, Ryker.

“So, my neck is the footprint from when he was born, his name, and his birth date,” said Roach.

Now those tattoos mean something else entirely – difficulty in finding a job.

He recently applied for a position in the medical industry, and even though he passed a test, he didn’t get called back for a first interview.

“She said, 'No, the only reason we're not hiring you is because of your tattoos,'" said Roach. “I don't know what to do. I feel like I was bullied. I feel like I was treated unfairly and misled, and I don't know why."

Eyewitness News isn’t naming the company, because it didn’t break any laws. But, we did reach out to the company officials. They said they can’t comment because it’s “a personnel matter.”

“We know that every action or choice has a consequence," said Holly Culhane of PAS Associates, a human resources consulting company.

She said it’s a problem employees have all the time, but there’s a difference between legal and illegal discrimination.

“There are certain areas that you cannot discriminate based on,” said Culhane. “So, we're talking about race, color, religion, sex, national origin, as example of those.”

That’s why she said employers should make their practices clear.

“So, they might want to ask the question up front or they might want to just ask for the policy,” she said.

But, Roach said that’s exactly what he did and was told by a manager that it wouldn’t be a problem.

“I pulled my stuff up, and I showed them I had tattoos,” said Roach, “and I wanted to be up front, because to avoid wasting my time as well as theirs ... and he encouraged me to take the test and said, you know, don't worry about it."

He said he’s never had a problem with his tattoos before and is well qualified and deserves a shot. He said he wouldn’t have been upset if they told him up front. Instead he had to take a day off work and now feels like his time and money were wasted.

“If I have a family member that's sick or dying, I don't care if the person's (working in the medical job) got tattoos,” he said. “If they're there to help my family member and here to save their life, I think the last thing going through someone's mind when they're going through an emergency is that I have tattoos. I'm sure they're more concerned about, ‘Help my loved one.’”

Roach said he is writing a letter to Congress, seeking to make tattoo discrimination illegal unless they are hateful or gang related.
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Officer Pete Malloy said:
Look at this freaking guy

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - A man is left confused and frustrated after he feels he was denied a job based on his tattoos.

Bill Roach reached out to Eyewitness News because he thinks he was a victim of discrimination and was treated unfairly.

He said the tattoos aren’t gang related and shouldn’t be an issue. He’s proud of them, and they all mean something to him.

“My right arm is nothing but music,” he said. “You know, songs.”

Some mean more than others. He has the lip prints of his wife on his neck, plus a tribute to his first-born son, Ryker.

“So, my neck is the footprint from when he was born, his name, and his birth date,” said Roach.

Now those tattoos mean something else entirely – difficulty in finding a job.

He recently applied for a position in the medical industry, and even though he passed a test, he didn’t get called back for a first interview.

“She said, 'No, the only reason we're not hiring you is because of your tattoos,'" said Roach. “I don't know what to do. I feel like I was bullied. I feel like I was treated unfairly and misled, and I don't know why."

Eyewitness News isn’t naming the company, because it didn’t break any laws. But, we did reach out to the company officials. They said they can’t comment because it’s “a personnel matter.”

“We know that every action or choice has a consequence," said Holly Culhane of PAS Associates, a human resources consulting company.

She said it’s a problem employees have all the time, but there’s a difference between legal and illegal discrimination.

“There are certain areas that you cannot discriminate based on,” said Culhane. “So, we're talking about race, color, religion, sex, national origin, as example of those.”

That’s why she said employers should make their practices clear.

“So, they might want to ask the question up front or they might want to just ask for the policy,” she said.

But, Roach said that’s exactly what he did and was told by a manager that it wouldn’t be a problem.

“I pulled my stuff up, and I showed them I had tattoos,” said Roach, “and I wanted to be up front, because to avoid wasting my time as well as theirs ... and he encouraged me to take the test and said, you know, don't worry about it."

He said he’s never had a problem with his tattoos before and is well qualified and deserves a shot. He said he wouldn’t have been upset if they told him up front. Instead he had to take a day off work and now feels like his time and money were wasted.

“If I have a family member that's sick or dying, I don't care if the person's (working in the medical job) got tattoos,” he said. “If they're there to help my family member and here to save their life, I think the last thing going through someone's mind when they're going through an emergency is that I have tattoos. I'm sure they're more concerned about, ‘Help my loved one.’”

Roach said he is writing a letter to Congress, seeking to make tattoo discrimination illegal unless they are hateful or gang related.
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I'm just pissed Kaepernick is more worried about socio-political rights than studying film.

 
Really didn't get a second interview because he wouldn't roll the brim on his freaking hat.

May as well just tuck his gaddam ears into it. Looks stupid as hell.

 
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Little torn on this. I expected it to be an Onion article, but also imagine Bakersfield as being an Onion article that's been animated into a real,

living thing.

 
avoiding injuries said:
When you get a neck tattoo, you're basically giving up the chance to get certain jobs.
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:yes: I like tattoos, but If you want a job in certain fields or places, you better be able to cover them up.

Struggling with a dip#### nephew about this right now.

 
i dont know why people get tattoos. its really dumb. they're so insecure about themselves they have to permanently ink themselves to make them look like unique snowflakes.

 
Tattoos are like the Scott Walker (Wisconsin governor) recall petition signers. Anyone who did it voluntarily announced to the world that they are in the stupid class. Thankfully in America we are still allowed to discriminate against the stupids.

 
spreagle said:
Tattoos are like the Scott Walker (Wisconsin governor) recall petition signers. Anyone who did it voluntarily announced to the world that they are in the stupid class. Thankfully in America we are still allowed to discriminate against the stupids.
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Are there countries where you aren't allowed to discriminate against stupidity?

 
Officer Pete Malloy said:
KarmaPolice said:
:lmao: @ "I feel like I was bullied"
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I'm going to blame this on public schools. For the last 15-20 years schools have foolishly blurred the lines between "bullying", "being rude", and "being blunt". It's freaking ridiculous.
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As much as I would like to agree on this one, I have talked to the principal at my 10yr old's school about an actual bully and they have said they would do so something about it and yet my kid is still telling me about it continuing.

 
bills025 said:
Officer Pete Malloy said:
KarmaPolice said:
:lmao: @ "I feel like I was bullied"
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I'm going to blame this on public schools. For the last 15-20 years schools have foolishly blurred the lines between "bullying", "being rude", and "being blunt". It's freaking ridiculous.
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As much as I would like to agree on this one, I have talked to the principal at my 10yr old's school about an actual bully and they have said they would do so something about it and yet my kid is still telling me about it continuing.
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Hey, I never said any of it did any good.

 
Now imagine if he was black

Never mind if he was black he wouldn’t need tattoos for this type of treatment

 
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