Opinion on criminal records

If you were repetitively a dick to the cops in your past discretions, which I imagine that you were, don't expect to receive any consideration from the constabulary. It's called karma and you got served. Expect it at every confrontation involving police.

Why don't you try to get your past criminal records expunged and destroyed? I.e. where no one can see them? If you tell me which state you live in, I could send you a link to expungement information law in your state. The process is usually so easy, too.

Just don't be a criminal.

He saw the “shit ton” of DRIVING offences.

Should’ve given you a third ticket for being to dumb to realise what the specific issue was.

Unfortunately anything within the past 10 years will be still seen as a red flag to nearly anyone but even after that I think it'll still be 50/50 where in some circumstances it will be a red flag to others not so much. It also depends on exactly what those charges involved/the situation you're in.

I had a friend a few years ago who had a criminal record but it was several years back before we met when he was 19-20 for bar fights while he was drunk. He didn't have any after that but he behaved in a scary manner sometimes. I broke off the friendship and I found out a few months later he tried to kill someone while drunk and is now in prison so those charges still give a red flag because there's a higher chance the person still does criminal things or has the potential to. I'm not saying you are still a criminal I'm just saying it's just a red flag in general because there's that higher chance of the person still engaging in criminal activity.

I later found out the guy also assaulted his uncle while we were friends and he broke his uncle's fingers in a drunk rage and never told me/no charged were filed because his uncle was the one who raised him and didn't want anything to happen to him so yeah.

I've had the same happen in reverse, he said he was going to give me a ticket, however, he changed his mind after seeing I had a professional class C license with no previous tickets.

Professional drivers can lose their job or at least impact their employment if they get a ticket.

So in short yes a previous record of infringement can and most likely will change things.

The police can see it has been 8 or 10 years but they don't know maybe you've been lucky and just not caught for the last 8 years. Make it 10 before you get another that will help.

Depends on the crime they've committed.

Depends on what the person did. If it's theft, for example, I'd be more guarded about leaving things around him. But time also matters. If the guy's been clean for twenty years, then I think most people will be less on their guard than if he just came out of prison last year. So things will probably get better for you as time goes on.

Like a lot of things it depends. In your case your prior convictions are enought to turn a warning into a ticket since you had prior history with driving infractions thus it gave the cop the perception of "this guy knows better" thus ticket. VS some guy with a clean record so cut him a break and hell probably wont speed anymore. Happened with me. Got a warning and now I dont exceed 5 above the speed limit.

The higher the severity crime the more stigma you attract after your "rehabilitation" in prison. For minor crimes that result in prison it's mostly a pass for me. Since you did your time. For higher grade crimes I use it against you as a reason why I dont do X with you.

I'm not in any position to hire anyone but criminal histories is something i would use judgement on within hiring someone.