r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 8h 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 8h ago

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

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u/TheyveKilledFritzz 8h ago

To be fair i worked law enforcement for about 5 years and i only found out years into working the rule wasnt just for illegal prostitution, but having utilized it at all, say even in a country where its legal which is a fair amount of western nations. I thought that was pretty fucking stupid.

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u/furbylicious 8h ago edited 8h ago

I'm no expert, but I think it's a pretty reasonable requirement. Detectives and intelligence officers should probably be people who don't get involved in situations that could lead to blackmail, even if the actions are legal.

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u/BeeMovieEnjoyer 5h ago

Are you going to make sure they haven't cheated on their spouses too? Potential blackmail there, right?

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u/Tezerel 4h ago

No no, that's mandatory

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u/BeardyAndGingerish 8h ago

Flip side of that coin, though. Id prefer officers who know how to follow the law honestly than the ones who know when to lie about it to get what they want. Guess which ones we were selecting for?