Comments on: Whistleblowers and Stereotyped Cultural Norms http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/whistleblowers.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: curious http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/whistleblowers.html/comment-page-1#comment-58628 curious Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:19:49 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/whistleblowers-and-stereotyped-cultural-norms.html#comment-58628 Last I heard, Watkins was still unemployed, and while she's doing well on the talk circuit, potential employers avoid her like the plague once the talk is over. So much for elevated status. Last I heard, Watkins was still unemployed, and while she’s doing well on the talk circuit, potential employers avoid her like the plague once the talk is over. So much for elevated status.

]]> By: blah http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/whistleblowers.html/comment-page-1#comment-58627 blah Thu, 01 Jun 2006 21:17:25 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/whistleblowers-and-stereotyped-cultural-norms.html#comment-58627 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibel_Edmonds Perhaps most crucial - their claims must be investigated regardless of the alleged consequences of such an investigation. They might not end up depressed if they are vindicated - and yes, some damages if their claims are proved would help. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibel_Edmonds

Perhaps most crucial – their claims must be investigated regardless of the alleged consequences of such an investigation.

They might not end up depressed if they are vindicated – and yes, some damages if their claims are proved would help.

]]> By: Eh Nonymous http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/whistleblowers.html/comment-page-1#comment-58626 Eh Nonymous Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:33:14 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/whistleblowers-and-stereotyped-cultural-norms.html#comment-58626 The biggest problem is that no amount of protection that could be given to whistleblowers would be enough. They don't all wind up whacked, like Mafia stoolies often have. They don't all wind up raped and beaten, as have too many women who challenged violently sexist organizations from within. But even if there's an anti-retaliation statute, and even if it has teeth, how far can that go? Retaliation includes disciplinary and hiring/firing/promotion practices. It can't protect people's feelings. It can't require that co-workers don't treat the 'blower as a pariah. It won't get them invited back to cocktail parties. It won't repair lost marriages, when the spouse can't take the harassing anonymous phone calls anymore. It won't provide the full-time FBI protection that would be needed for the most risky revelations. What might help would be a whistleblower reward fund. Make the right call, retire. Then let your snubbing co-workers go whistle. The biggest problem is that no amount of protection that could be given to whistleblowers would be enough.

They don’t all wind up whacked, like Mafia stoolies often have. They don’t all wind up raped and beaten, as have too many women who challenged violently sexist organizations from within.

But even if there’s an anti-retaliation statute, and even if it has teeth, how far can that go? Retaliation includes disciplinary and hiring/firing/promotion practices. It can’t protect people’s feelings. It can’t require that co-workers don’t treat the ‘blower as a pariah. It won’t get them invited back to cocktail parties.

It won’t repair lost marriages, when the spouse can’t take the harassing anonymous phone calls anymore.

It won’t provide the full-time FBI protection that would be needed for the most risky revelations.

What might help would be a whistleblower reward fund. Make the right call, retire. Then let your snubbing co-workers go whistle.

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