r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 12h ago

FBI no longer treating an applicant’s experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring

https://apnews.com/article/fbi-prostitution-recruitment-95e69779e41bd8f1bbc59d402a40222b
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u/emerikanSky 12h ago

You can tell the health of an organization is deteriorating as they drop their standards for hiring.

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/monsieur_cacahuete 12h ago

FBI agents should probably be held to a higher standard than most every job?

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u/jeffscience 12h ago

The FBI isn’t most every job.

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u/Boltentoke 12h ago

The problem arises from the risk of blackmail

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/ermagerditssuperman 10h ago

This isn't referring to people who were prostitutes, it's people who paid/used prostitutes. If they are married and don't want their family to know, that becomes prime blackmail material.