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reddread

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September 23, 2013

How would you respond to corruption in local government?

Let's say you have solid first hand knowledge of wrong doing, as it has traditionally been understood over the last century
(ie post anti-trust developments and pre contemporary remedies that resulted in the undoing of those protections)
would you keep quiet to protect your job?
would you wait for the journalists to investigate, maybe pass along some information as an anonymous whistleblower?
would you call the police, or the FBI?
would you contact your local representative and expect action?
would you simply disregard the corruption as it seems too systemic to resist, the culprits unaccountable by law?

I suppose a poll would be easier, but apparently that is not in my stars today.
just curious about how people feel.
I have seen malfeasance, and been informed of things that certainly shock me into anything but silence.
But, particularly these days, I have not seen anything like the famous ABSCAM and Fresno's Operation Rezone.
It appears the word "trustee" has considerable importance.
but that is another story, perhaps never to be told.


September 21, 2013

Does anyone remember when wiretapping and stealing information

would get you impeached?
And/or end a Presidency?

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