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I'd love to see a statistical analysis of whistleblower deaths on the US over the last 15 years. I'd be extremely susprised if it wasn't enormously anomalous.
by maeil 2y ago
I'd love to see a statistical analysis of whistleblower deaths on the US over the last 15 years. I'd be extremely susprised if it wasn't enormously anomalous.
- kremi 2y agoIt’d be hard to draw any conclusion. A whistleblower must be under extreme stress and pressure which in itself in some way or other will increase the risk of death — so that has to be taken account before saying the plausible cause for the excess deaths is assassination.
- draugadrotten 2y agoLet's start with keeping the whistleblowers alive and we have more time to figure out the cause and effect later.
- Bluestein 2y agoPoint.-
- chollida1 2y agoAre you suggesting we put them all under suicide watch? How would we keep these people from killing themselves otherwise? This guy had plenty of money for a therapist to help with his mental health issues. What more do you think we could we do for them?
- s1artibartfast 2y agoHow? do we lock them up?
- ethbr1 2y agoIf whistleblowers are committing suicide at abnormal rates, then maybe we should provide them with more mental health support as a public good. Publicly making claims and being named as a potential witness in a court case seems a clear line. F.ex. the resources listed on the US House's Whistleblower Ombuds page: https://whistleblower.house.gov/whistleblower-support-organizations https://whistleblower.house.gov/whistleblower-support-organi...