koshergrl
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I have been beating this drum for decade. The BLM, the forest service...they are out of control, criminal agencies. Nothing they do is legal, the people who infest them are scumbags. They are dangerous, criminal, and they need to be disbanded and removed from our public lands.
If they treat their own like this, you can imagine how much worse it is for landowners and citizens who openly object to their criminal practices:
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Rape, harassment and retaliation in the U.S. Forest Service: Women firefighters tell their stories
If they treat their own like this, you can imagine how much worse it is for landowners and citizens who openly object to their criminal practices:
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- William Brangham:
This issue first got national attention in late 2016, when Forest Service employees from California told Congress about rampant sexual harassment and retaliation.
- Denice Rice:
He had taken a letter opener, and poked my breast, both breasts, with a smile on his face in this arrogant way, like he could get away with it. And I stood there in shock. He has cornered me in the bathroom. He has lifted my shirt up. He has stalked me.
- William Brangham:
Representative Trey Gowdy pressed Lenise Lago, who’s a senior official in the Forest Service.
- Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.:
Well, if memory serves, her perpetrator was allowed to retire. Is that correct? Had you heard that before today?
- Lenise Lago:
Yes.
- Rep. Trey Gowdy:
You mean to tell me that someone can engage in the conduct that Ms. Rice just described and avoid all consequence whatsoever?
- Lenise Lago:
Per the federal regulations, yes. Someone can retire or resign, in lieu of being removed.
- William Brangham:
We asked the U.S. Forest Service to talk with us on camera about this. I’m standing in front of their headquarters here. They declined all of our requests.
Off-camera, one senior official told us that they have taken steps to address the problem. They have set up a crisis hot line where any employee can call in to make complaints. And they said that, later this year, they are going to institute mandatory anti-harassment training for all employees."
Rape, harassment and retaliation in the U.S. Forest Service: Women firefighters tell their stories
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