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0 pointsDennisP1y ago0 comments

The only way to prevent that is to not report whistleblower deaths at all. It's not like people can't privately have their own suspicions, and if I were a potential whistleblower, I'd want to know that any apparent accidents or suicides get very thoroughly investigated due to public outcry.

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krisoft1y ago

The question was “How exactly is post-death gossip going to dissuade other whistleblowers?”

I answered that. Understanding and describing how it works doesn’t mean that the alternative of keeping silent about suspected deaths is prefered.

DennisPOP1y ago

My point is, gossip about possible murder doesn't dissuade them more than the bare fact of an apparent accident or suicide.

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krisoft1y ago

The question was “How exactly is post-death gossip going to dissuade other whistleblowers?”

I answered that. Understanding and describing how it works doesn’t mean that the alternative of keeping silent about suspected deaths is prefered.

DennisPOP1y ago

My point is, gossip about possible murder doesn't dissuade them more than the bare fact of an apparent accident or suicide.

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