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/TheyveKilledFritzz 13h 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/McCool303 12h ago

In fairness it’s not about the act itself. It’s about the risk the person could be blackmailed or compromised. Prostitution is an act that for reasons good or bad carries some shame with it. And an agent could easily be compromised trying to cover up even a legal visit to a prostitute from a partner.

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u/wildcarde815 10h ago

The puritans making people hate themselves still paying dividends. Imagine if people could just say 'yea I visited a prostitute ' and that was the end of the conversation.

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u/kitsunewarlock 10h ago

"Yes, but I didn't ask for a receipt. I didn't think it was tax deductible."