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I’ll be the dissenting voice and say this reads like a “sow discord in the US 101”. Why on earth would the FBI bring both the police and a “threat assessment”

by tw04 5y ago

I’ll be the dissenting voice and say this reads like a “sow discord in the US 101”. Why on earth would the FBI bring both the police and a “threat assessment” coordinator from your work to interview you? Why would your workplace ever agree to it? That screams lawsuit waiting to happen. And on that note, why didn’t you sue your workplace for harassment? Whether you’re religious or not isn’t any of their business and is a protected class.

lrvick 5y ago
A decade ago the FBI harassed me at my home waking me up from sleeping twice and at a past employer before on entirely unfounded claims. They didn't care what the consequences were for targeting someone innocent. They also made nasty threats like "Someone has to go down for this, and if you help us collect intel on your industry peers we suspect then someone else can be that person" I told them politely to go die in a fire because I was not about to help them harass other innocent people but it was terrifying none the less that they seemingly had the power to end my whole universe. I became convinced through that ordeal that the FBI is a deeply corrupt organization that creates pressure to close cases by any means needed. The OPs post seems totally believable and consistent with stories I have heard from others, particularly if they work for an organization that has the US government as a customer like a defense contractor.
- matheusmoreira 5y ago
  > Someone has to go down for this The so called "justice" system, I guess.
_xnmw 5y ago
You're incredibly naive if you think this kind of stuff doesn't happen all the time since 9/11. I personally know several people with similar stories in the US.
- tw04 5y ago
  You know several people whose employers sent someone to their house with FBI agents to harass them about their religious beliefs?? And none of them sued? I’m not surprised at all that the FBI is harassing people, I find it incredibly hard to believe a private business would touch the situation with a 4,000 foot pole. They have absolutely nothing to gain and massive liability.

by tw04 5y ago

lrvick 5y ago

A decade ago the FBI harassed me at my home waking me up from sleeping twice and at a past employer before on entirely unfounded claims. They didn't care what the consequences were for targeting someone innocent. They also made nasty threats like "Someone has to go down for this, and if you help us collect intel on your industry peers we suspect then someone else can be that person" I told them politely to go die in a fire because I was not about to help them harass other innocent people but it was terrifying none the less that they seemingly had the power to end my whole universe. I became convinced through that ordeal that the FBI is a deeply corrupt organization that creates pressure to close cases by any means needed. The OPs post seems totally believable and consistent with stories I have heard from others, particularly if they work for an organization that has the US government as a customer like a defense contractor.

matheusmoreira 5y ago
> Someone has to go down for this The so called "justice" system, I guess.

_xnmw 5y ago

You're incredibly naive if you think this kind of stuff doesn't happen all the time since 9/11. I personally know several people with similar stories in the US.

tw04 5y ago
You know several people whose employers sent someone to their house with FBI agents to harass them about their religious beliefs?? And none of them sued? I’m not surprised at all that the FBI is harassing people, I find it incredibly hard to believe a private business would touch the situation with a 4,000 foot pole. They have absolutely nothing to gain and massive liability.