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No, most of us don't have that kind of secrets. I have secrets, but if someone were to leak them nobody would seriously employ the term "whisteblower". Implyi
by monsieurbanana 3y ago
No, most of us don't have that kind of secrets.
I have secrets, but if someone were to leak them nobody would seriously employ the term "whisteblower".
Implying that because someone doesn't want to stay quiet when he sees unethical/unlawful things they can't be trusted on a personal level is a dehumanizing thing to say.
I might be breaking a rule here, but this comment could probably be found verbatim in some company's playbook to discourage whiteblowing.
- mewpmewp2 3y agoImagine someone blows the whistle on you liking K-Pop. By the way, I don't like it at all. But just imagine if you were to like it and someone was to blow the whistle. I seriously haven't listened to K-Pop at all, I know it's just an embarrassing thing people do.
- plagiarist 3y agoThat's not whistleblowing, that's being a jackass. Whistleblowing is reporting illegal or unethical behavior that is causing real harm to people.
- mewpmewp2 3y agoImagine hanging out with Snowden, you both have done a few rounds of pints. Suddenly you slip up about your music preferences. Next thing you know, tomorrow you see a tweet on Snowden's Twitter account and thousands of comments laughing at you.
- I_Am_Nous 3y agoThat's not whistleblowing[1]. Whistleblowing is a legal term, not a "slipped up and told my mate's secret" event. 1. https://www.dni.gov/ICIG-Whistleblower/what-is.html https://www.dni.gov/ICIG-Whistleblower/what-is.html