[grumpygresh]

“There are good men still left at the Bureau”

Nope. They didn’t stand up to the corruption. They were like all the others that went along to get along. They were numerous and populated Nazi, Communist parties.

The police sate agencies create a culture that is primarily concerned with self preservation and the protection of their people. That’s why these agencies need to be mostly dissolved and individual states need to take over the domestic functions.

[zerosix]

I happen to be aware of one guy’s family/close friend, who say he’s watched some people he’s known, who’ve stepped out to be close to being a “whistle blower,” and watched as they and their families were ostracized, wives no longer included to gatherings, kids no longer included in birthday parties, dropped from sports’ teams, some of the “shunning” even went so far as no longer having families sitting in other places, not next to one another spots at church!

According to some folks, a couple of agents, no longer feeling comfortable and free to criticize leaders over coffee or lunch, with other agents, known to them for many years, in case they’d be “reported to others in DC” and they’re jobs would no longer be secure at the Bureau when they were looking forward to life after retirement. Numerous agents who had worked for the FBI since college graduation and had been thinking of other careers after 25 years and still young enough to spend another 25 years working in security elsewhere!

This one story may seem trivial to numerous folks here, especially those who are quite a while in their retirement but I’ll bet there are guys and gals with young families who seem to feel trapped with not many choices after years working at a very honorable job investigating ban or securities fraud, when they never committed anything but honesty and integrity in their work or private life, to all of a sudden, having a new administration appoint crooks, liars and thieves to the top of their food chain.

A number of agents stepped forward and blew the whistle on their bosses, yet even then these people are in relative obscurity for legitimate reasons - threats and real physical harm to themselves but even their spouses, kids, etc.

A few might sign up for that when they are single but many simply will not signup for that option when they haves wives, husbands and children are involved.

I might not like it and like you, have stated “if anyone had even one ounce of integrity, they’d toss their job security and ‘comfy retirement,’ regardless of their families!” without a thought of life for “walking in those same shoes.”