Women Friendly Workplace Campaign Speakout


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DEATH THREATS TO ARMY WHISTLEBLOWERS



I WORK FOR THE ARMY AND RECEIVED NUMEROUS DEATH THREATS FOR
REPORTING ABUSE AND FRAUD IN THE WORKPLACE. MY CO-WORKER
RECEIVED PICTURES OF SKIN-HEADS IN HER OFFICE IN-BOX. WHEN
SHE TOOK THEM TO HER SUPERVISOR (MILITARY), THEY WERE
REGARDED AS AMUSING AND NO ONE BOTHERED TO INVESTIGATE. MY
CO-WORKER AND I BOTH WERE QUESTIONED ABOUT MILITIA-SKINHEAD
ACTIVITY ON AN ARMY POST AND HAVE BEEN RETALIATED AGAINST IN
A NUMBER OF WAYS. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS BAD BUT THEN SO ARE
DEATH THREATS BY ARMY OFFICIALS. NO ONE INVESTIGATES AND
THERE IS NO WHERE TO TURN ON AN ARMY INSTALLATION.
THE SKIN-HEAD PICTURES THAT WERE SENT TO MY CO-WORKER SHOWED
HOW TO CUT AN ARTERIAL ARTERY FROM BEHIND. MY SUPERVISOR
SAID HE WAS GOING TO SHOOT ME FOR TALKING AND EVEN OUR
HIGHEST ARMY OFFICIALS LOOKED THE OTHER WAY. UNFORTUNATELY,
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION FOR ANY WOMAN WHO IS
SUPERVISED BY ARMY OFFICIALS


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