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Thank you for the additional context but there was no way I could have known that since I can't read itialian. Everyone knows threats of "bad things will happe

Thank you for the additional context but there was no way I could have known that since I can't read itialian. Everyone knows threats of "bad things will happen to your career if you do this" outnumber "bad things will physically happen to you" at least 1000:1. I challenge you (or anyone) to come up with a reason why my assumption was unreasonable using only the information provided by the BBC article submitted.

telchar 6y ago
You should maybe take this as a lesson to not try to speak authoritatively about things you are ignorant about. If you don't know, offer speculation sure but statements like 'almost certainly' and arguing all up and down the thread from a position of ignorance rightly earn you downvotes.
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  How am I ignorant? Just because I assumed the typical case based on information provided in TFA (surely if it was exceptional they would have mentioned it right, the news loves twists). In several comments throughout here I have described from experience with accuracy how these kinds of phantom employees exist and the nature of the organizations that provide the conditions for them to exist. I get that portraying government as anything but pure unadulterated competency at every level is not ideologically acceptable to many here but unfortunately that is the reality. Nevertheless, even in highly dysfunctional corners physical threats of violence are not the norm. Do you seriously think that this flew under the radar for 15yr because he made threats? No, it was because the organization was dysfunctional in many ways and his behavior was not far enough out of line to cause problems back when he did it. I hope you one day inherit management responsibilities in the kind of organization that has this kind of dysfunction sprinkled throughout it.

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Thank you for the additional context but there was no way I could have known that since I can't read itialian. Everyone knows threats of "bad things will happe

by throwaway0a5e 6y ago

telchar 6y ago
You should maybe take this as a lesson to not try to speak authoritatively about things you are ignorant about. If you don't know, offer speculation sure but statements like 'almost certainly' and arguing all up and down the thread from a position of ignorance rightly earn you downvotes.
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  How am I ignorant? Just because I assumed the typical case based on information provided in TFA (surely if it was exceptional they would have mentioned it right, the news loves twists). In several comments throughout here I have described from experience with accuracy how these kinds of phantom employees exist and the nature of the organizations that provide the conditions for them to exist. I get that portraying government as anything but pure unadulterated competency at every level is not ideologically acceptable to many here but unfortunately that is the reality. Nevertheless, even in highly dysfunctional corners physical threats of violence are not the norm. Do you seriously think that this flew under the radar for 15yr because he made threats? No, it was because the organization was dysfunctional in many ways and his behavior was not far enough out of line to cause problems back when he did it. I hope you one day inherit management responsibilities in the kind of organization that has this kind of dysfunction sprinkled throughout it.