I'm reading about criminal records but I'm unsure to what depth or length do they go into.
The reason I ask was I was apart of a forum that was fairly controversial. I told the police about this forum. They asked me if I had posts and I said yes. He looked at a few and the cop said he couldn't arrest me for saying that but if I ever acted upon it then I could be. That was all. It was just sentence or two and now I'm worrying if that is going on my criminal record and going to make me look suspicious.
Btw, I'm appling for jobs that require a criminal record check.
Asked 4 months ago in British Columbia
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A criminal record usually refers to a record of convictions for criminal offences. On the facts as you describe them you were NOT convicted of anything. A police officer talking to you is very different than a finding of guilt in court.
There may be a "record" of the police officer having spoken to you or your name coming up during the investigation, but this is very different than a criminal record in the usual sense. The criminal record check that is done for most employment will not reveal any criminal record for you.
If you are asked if you have ever been convicted of a crime, the answer is still NO.
Posted 4 months ago
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