Here's a question. When does a person earn the relief of not being asked anymore?

Maybe the question should be "Have you been convicted of a crime in the past year? or 5 years? or ten years or twenty years?"

At what point does a person earn freedom? After 10 years of living a crime free life can they maybe not be forced to bring up their past any more?

Or maybe, the question could be. "Have you been convicted of theft?'

Or some other crime that a person working in a kitchen might commit, that would impact a business.

When this question is asked it creates a position of superiority over the convict (Im better than you) and it brings up the concern that through rumors and gossip, every other employee will now know that you "beat your girlfriend."

So, now there's a cloud over every relationship. "Do they know my past? Is she avoiding me because shes scared of my past? Are they asking me about this because of my past?"