What Really Happens To Whistleblowers?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Recently, whistleblower John Kiriakou was released from prison. Despite the existence of federal protection, the risks may be too high. So what are the...
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Early in March, the whistleblower John Kiriakou was released from prison, after serving nearly 2 years for revealing information about the CIA’s torture program. Even though the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 offers federal protection to whistleblowers, the costs of whistleblowing are still often very serious. So what dangers do whistleblowers face? Well, people who expose corruption in the company they work -or have worked- for, can be unlawfully fired from their jobs, they can be subject to long-term unemployment, and they can even face prison time and death threats. Various legislation was enacted in the 20th century to guard against these repercussions. The Whistleblower Protection Act worked specifically for employees of federal agencies, and guara...
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Early in March, the whistleblower John Kiriakou was released from prison, after serving nearly 2 years for revealing information about the CIA’s torture program. Even though the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 offers federal protection to whistleblowers, the costs of whistleblowing are still often very serious. So what dangers do whistleblowers face? Well, people who expose corruption in the company they work -or have worked- for, can be unlawfully fired from their jobs, they can be subject to long-term unemployment, and they can even face prison time and death threats. Various legislation was enacted in the 20th century to guard against these repercussions. The Whistleblower Protection Act worked specifically for employees of federal agencies, and guara...
