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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostImagine someone higher up the food chain was doing something totally wrong, and you had a little bit of evidence, but not much. And if you made it known, you would never work again, your career would be wrecked and you would probably lose your family and pension etc etc.
would you blow the whistle ?
I'd tell someoneLast edited by OwlHoot; 22 October 2012, 15:12.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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If I had proof I'd like to think I would yeah. Wouldn't you?And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.Comment
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Originally posted by b0redom View PostIf I had proof I'd like to think I would yeah. Wouldn't you?
but so many dont. it makes you wonder
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Here in NL there was a bloke who blew the whistle on a massive building fraud where building firms colluded with civil servants to deal out building work among each other, fix tender processes and then overcharge government agencies for building work. Huge scandal, court cases with convictions and so on, and how was the guy who blew the whistle thanked for information that put an end to this? Well, his career was destroyed , he never got work again and went from being a highly paid project manager to personal bakruptcy and living in a tiny caravan with his wife, who did the decent thing and stuck with him through it all. Another bloke blew the whistle on the army for failing to protect soldiers in training against appalling acts of bullying; his life has been just as bad since then. Who'd stand up for what's right?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI understand several complaints were made - none were taken seriously.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostHere in NL there was a bloke who blew the whistle on a massive building fraud...
Originally posted by mudskipper View PostSo if you did report it, and nothing was done, what would you do then?
But I know of cases where children have been abused, with the approval of the family courts, and nothing has been done. They are deemed vexatious allegations and the papers won't touch them.
Jimmy Savile was the tip of the iceberg.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
no, I am thinking about the number of people who knew that Savile was molesting kids , and were too scared of losing their position to blow the whistle.
Large charities are not entirely the benevolent organisations they would have us believe, and they can be ruthless in furthering their own interests, like anyone convinced the ends justify the means. The medievil Inquisition felt the same way.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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