Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!SUN.COM!wild From: wild@SUN.COM.UUCP Newsgroups: mod.politics Subject: (none) Message-ID: <12264922026.22.MCGREW@RED.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Mon, 22-Dec-86 18:08:54 EST Article-I.D.: RED.12264922026.22.MCGREW Posted: Mon Dec 22 18:08:54 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 22-Dec-86 20:38:30 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: wild@Sun.COM Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 29 Approved: poli-sci@red.rutgers.edu From: Hank.Walker@gauss.ece.cmu.edu Subject: pre-employment drug tests If I buy a car, is it okay for me to have a mechanic inspect it first? If I buy a house, can a contractor look it over? When I make an investment, it seems only reasonable to me that I should be able to inspect the goods sufficiently to satisfy myself that I'm getting what I'm paying for. In some cases we rely on trust and past experience. I don't taste a Coke before buying it. On the other hand, I don't know this job applicant from Adam. I am about to make a major investment in the applicant, so I think I have the right to find out whether they have AIDS, terminal cancer, are alcoholic, use drugs, or any other habits that will increase the risk of my investment. These conditions may not affect the performance of the person on the job, but they may mean that I can't amortize my investment. Yeah, and don't forget to pry open their lips and examine their teeth (unless they're a real gift!), and why not ask them to bend over for a little rectal exam. Ooo, kinky, I'm starting to like this. Can you tell me where I can buy my pleasure slave? Will Doherty UUCP: ...sun!oscar!wild ARPA: "oscar!wild"@sun.com -------