kyzr
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- Oct 14, 2009
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They meet the definition of whistleblower, saying what the Durham Report confirmed, the the FBI is now the GestapoThey're not whistleblowers. Just because someone is an idiot or an asshole like Gym Jordan giving them the title "whistleblower" doesn't make them one.
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Definition of WHISTLEBLOWER
one who reveals something covert or who informs against another; especially : an employee who brings wrongdoing by an employer or by other employees to the attention of a government or law enforcement agency… See the full definition
: one who reveals something covert or who informs against another especially
: an employee who brings wrongdoing by an employer or by other employees to the attention of a government or law enforcement agency
Note: A whistleblower is commonly protected legally from retaliation.
I think whistleblowers play a hugely important role in countering the worst corporate and government excesses. —
Damon Poeter
… pledges to protect whistle-blowers who fear reprisals for their efforts. —
Wall Street Journal
Congress also added significant new protection for whistleblowers. The 1986 act provides remedies including reinstatement, back-pay with interest, and, as appropriate, punitive damages for whistleblowers who are discharged, demoted, or discriminated against due to involvement with a False Claims disclosure. —
Bradford A. Penney