It’s really hard to believe we would have heard anything if official channels were used.
It’s really hard not to hear the judge’s statement outside of that context.
It’s really hard not to hear the judge’s statement outside of that context.
They'll ruin your life either way, at least this way the info makes a splash.
Working within the system to blow a whistle is... risky, you'll end up like Bill Binney, or Thomas Drake, and almost no one will hear about you.
I frankly quite flatly don't believe the judge. The very fact that we know about so many of these crimes, which to my knowledge, none have been prosecuted shines the light of truth on this claim.
And sometimes, to call something like official whistleblowing channels the nonsense that they are, you imoly something very damaging about the whole system. I think it's too much to chew. And it's much easier to profess belief.
Let's not forget someone whistleblew on the President amid a highly political environment in recent memory. That's no short order.
Anything else is treated differently. Stuff like waste, abuse, environmental issues, discrimination and the like are usually a different ballgame.
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