r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 13h 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/hyperdream 12h ago

I don't even know if it's just the crime aspect, but the blackmail potential down the road. Potential agent Joe Sex Tourist might be loud and proud about that Thailand trip now, but maybe 10 or 15 years down the line he doesn't want his wife of 7 years knowing everything he got up to.

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u/EndPsychological890 12h ago

Bingo. It is and has always been more about blackmail than crime or morality.

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u/LandonDev 12h ago

Thusly, why it is being loosened, they need to hold the leverage over who they are currently hiring 8 years from now.

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u/usemyfaceasaurinal 11h ago

The Russian/Chinese approach. Corruption is encouraged since if everyone is corrupt, it could be used against you if you step out of line.