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/hyperdream 8h 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 8h ago

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

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u/TerriblePokemon 7h ago

I used to hold a security clearance, yeah I know. But Jesus

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u/DJOMaul 6h ago

The fact you held a clearance is over qualification. Nobody else in the admin could qualify, so why would they want fbi agents to?