Question. When does ignorance turn into arrogance?
My dream when I was young was to be able to work for the government and find missing children. I was kidnapped in elementary school and it was interesting for me to go through that experience. It led me to a thing I wanted to pursue but circumstances and choices led me to a technical career.
I often think that was a better move.
Why?
Knowing me. I would have a hard time ignoring what has been speculated and even acknowledged coming from these government places.
If agents see crimes and are following orders — are they not complicit in the crimes? Someone stealing a computer keyboard is one thing but at what level is is to much?
They are very smart people and I just wonder if they recognize they only want criminals working there.
Is their any honor in being an agent if you are only following orders from a criminal?
I happen to agree with you. That is probably why there are so many DS people in the agencies - because the good people can't in good conscience stay. My overarching point was there are good people - at least for a little while. They don't deserve to die for wanting to serve their country. If they stay and get corrupted then all bets are off.
I had a friend that was NSA around 2000, until he burnt out for much of the same reasons. He quit and we worked together doing pen tests at a large company. I had been out of the AF for about a year or 2 by then. I had been recruited by a couple of agencies because of my cyber skills but I knew better than to go that direction because of the backstabbing that goes on in USSS, OSI, CID, etc. My friends gave good advice.
[Edited - the "good people" is not the same as that fraud Hannity's "good people" - I'm not saying 97% are good like he used to. Just to be clear.]
Question. When does ignorance turn into arrogance?
My dream when I was young was to be able to work for the government and find missing children. I was kidnapped in elementary school and it was interesting for me to go through that experience. It led me to a thing I wanted to pursue but circumstances and choices led me to a technical career.
I often think that was a better move.
Why?
Knowing me. I would have a hard time ignoring what has been speculated and even acknowledged coming from these government places.
If agents see crimes and are following orders — are they not complicit in the crimes? Someone stealing a computer keyboard is one thing but at what level is is to much?
They are very smart people and I just wonder if they recognize they only want criminals working there.
Is their any honor in being an agent if you are only following orders from a criminal?
I happen to agree with you. That is probably why there are so many DS people in the agencies - because the good people can't in good conscience stay. My overarching point was there are good people - at least for a little while. They don't deserve to die for wanting to serve their country. If they stay and get corrupted then all bets are off.
I had a friend that was NSA around 2000, until he burnt out for much of the same reasons. He quit and we worked together doing pen tests at a large company. I had been out of the AF for about a year or 2 by then. I had been recruited by a couple of agencies because of my cyber skills but I knew better than to go that direction because of the backstabbing that goes on in USSS, OSI, CID, etc. My friends gave good advice.
[Edited - the "good people" is not the same as that fraud Hannity's "good people" - I'm not saying 97% are good like he used to. Just to be clear.]