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Having represented these people for 15 years, no. Non-sexual and non violent. Whats left. Some form of theft - worse for a company than violence. Multiple DWIs? Drunk. Drug offenses? No.

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I see. However I'm not sure that theft in the workplace is worse than violence in the workplace. Maybe you can help me understand.

Sure, violence isn't usually directed at co-workers. I don't think I've ever seen that happen (it does happen of course but is fairly rare). I did have a couple that attacked a customer or two but that was after being provoked. In those cases, they didn't have any prior offenses so weren't convicted felons.

You can't stop thieves though. You never want to insure against that - you will always lose.

Once a thief, always a thief?

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