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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:29 PM Original message |
Did anyone stand up and say "No" to torture? I lost a job I needed largely because I |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. I walked away from a NICE job with a government contractor when they asked me to go too far |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Thank you for your decency. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. The vast maority of people only care about their own asses, and in some cases, the asses of their |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. It's the rare Whistleblower who doesn't pay big time - it's the rare |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. The vast majority of company grade officers entering the service from the Academies or |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. I blew the whistle three times and was fired three times. My family |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. I've lost jobs for refusing to commit unethical or illegal acts |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. This is America where if you are not caught commiting a crime you have not commited a crime |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Eliana Davidson does not recall |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. When I served in the Military we were briefed to NOT obey "an illegal order." |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. So what happened? If I recall properly, those involved at Abu Graib |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. No, IMO, officers entering on "Reserve Status" have the same college Military Science |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Bullshit. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Perhaps, but I know there were good people there who TRIED to stop it but could NOT. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Re-read this part.... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Exactly. One neglected part of the Milgram study was when the |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. I walked away from a good paying job |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. What kind of people? Why, Republicans of course! |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. No, junior (young) people are easily misguided. Many of these soldiers are barely out of H.S. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I agree that young peole, especially young people in a group, |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Seymour Hersh has made this exact point many times |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
17. I got all y'all beat! I left AIG!!! |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Good for you!! |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. I agree with you, but |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
21. How does that work in the military.. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I'm sure no one thought stripping prisoners and putting dog leashes on them was odd. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. That wasn't my question... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Probably not so odd for people who aren't trained as prison guards. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
27. actually, I read today that 14 people from the CIA refused to be |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 09:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. sorry it was ..3... 14 ended up being trained, here is a link to |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I just had an image of a torture victim giving a location to the |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. That would be the quality of the information torture gets you. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Those 14 need to be charged - |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I'd really like to hear from those three- and what made them |
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