I once had a life, a real home. I lost everything after becoming a whistleblower. I live in poverty but these so called whistleblower groups just used me for them to get money. I was down to one car, have fibromyalgia and my mom committed suicicide a while back. I was in a car wreck a couple of weeks ago. No, not a penny to my name, have tried every medication there is for depression, in great pain I really wish I had died in that car wreck and I want to die now. I have a 9 mm gun and when grandkids leave I will use it I just can’t handle the emotional and physical pain anymore. I have held on for 5 years, why wait any longer, Christians tell me read the book of Job, does anyone help, hell no, just when the media can get a story out of me. Can’t feed my kids, which is ironic since I was a food whistleblower. I just had to say by somewhere. Funny part is groups like whistle watch.org and government accountability project will use my death for fund raising as my family lives in poverty.
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Some one very close to me had fibro amogst other things from a car rek 8 years of fent and oxy turned a young man into an old man could barley walk he finally nearly came off of meds but became a heavy cocaine addict for 5 months his body was young again but his mind was destroyed im talkin 3 to 4 grams uncut a day so he ran out of money and killed himself. RIP. 🙁
Edward snowden….is that you..?
No, but I have spoke to him. I was a food whistle blower against a peanut company. 5 years later they will finally go to trial.
What I did, have had fibro a long time also, by being a whistleblower saved lives. No good deed goes unpunished. I am blackballed from jobs. I on a local news story even ran Whistleblower paying the price. Call the station if u need an honest employee, not one call. But boy did I get used. This last car wreck just put the physical with emotional. Like I said in my original post, I do wonder how these whistleblower orgs will put a twist on my death to make money.
Can’t you move into a place where your whistleblower past doesn’t haunt you? i assume you’ve already looked into that possibility but just had to point it out.
No money to move. And it will be a high profile trial in July. They can convict them without me. My name will be everywhere again. Freaking govt has drug this out 51/2 years. The owner flies around in a jet after killing 9 people with tainted peanuts, made 700 people sick, and I literally go hunger. A group used to have me speak on ethics at universities , for very little money, while they racked it in. The owner still makes 6 figures consulting, dollar general googles me and I don’t get a 2nd interview
Americans despise the truth. I’m sorry that by doing the right thing you were punished. There is so much wrong that you have to really step back and marvel at the state of the world sometimes. Enough to make you question your hardest convictions about the existence of right and wrong, at least. Thank you for your integrity, sending you peace and love.
alright dude, i gotta be pedantic for a second:
If the truth IS despicable… should we not then despise it?
The truth being despicable is indeed the root of that problem, but what i think your sentiment represents, or was intended to convey, is that Americans would prefer to ignore that despicable truth, and tend to “shoot the messenger” so to speak; sometimes literally. But often, it’s less literal, and more ostracism, and they will desperately cling to the elaborate fantasy world of denial and lies they have constructed for themselves (with assistance and endorsement from “society”) to avoid… having to hold both themselves and others accountable for those despicable truths they’d rather pretend don’t exist.
Americans want freedom from responsibility… which history shows to be a primary contributor to the collapse of an otherwise potentially thriving society.
@clevername You’re right and that’s along what I had in mind, but the world is over $53T in debt. That should tell you all you need to know about the relationship between an American world and the truth.
In debt to whom? How can the whole world be in debt? And that’s obviously too much to ever repay.
Plus, i’ve been thinking a lot about this kind of thing lately… the truth is that the people with the resources, almost begrudgingly and half-assed disguise their killing of people for profit. We’re all doomed and that’s that. Might as well go out fighting for whatever feels like the right cause, eh?
It’s like i just realized what i’ve always known my whole life: i was born to be a martyr (even though i doubt it will help). I fully intend to live and die for what i feel is right, because what else could i possibly do? And upon such a realization, what else is there to figure out, really? People are people, doing as they do. I was a fool to ever expect otherwise. But i suppose we’re all fools sometimes.
It pleases me, in a rather selfish way, to encounter your presence here, Fro (disregarding the fact that the vast majority of us discover this place via despair).
I suppose it’s sort of validating to encounter other people who seem to have an uncommon depth of understanding about the innumerable ways in which the world is so fucked up. At least some of us acknowledge it. I suppose that, and making a decision about how to proceed, is about all anyone can really do. I would be thrilled to see a serious revolt. It would warm my heart in a way nothing ever has, even if followed by torture at the hands of the enemy. I wouldn’t mind dying, even painfully, thinking “heh, it finally happened! Good for them.”
you know, i have always wondered why peanuts are even legal… i mean, they kill people. Some people can’t even TOUCH peanuts, or they’ll have a severe allergic reaction, go into anaphylaxis and die. And yet, cannabis is classified as a “schedule 1 narcotic” by the FDA/DEA (“dangerous substance with high abuse potential, lacking any *accepted medicinal value”), and is illegal.
And, we’ve been blowing that whistle, leading that horse to water since the moment Nixon invented the “war on drugs,” but they just disregard all the facts and insist it’s “dangerous,” without ever having shown any valid evidence to support that claim, and they continue to violate people’s human rights over it, sometimes even going as far as to murder unarmed “suspects,” after aggressively intruding their homes to “bust” them.
The U.S. Gov’t is crooked as fuck.
Yes they are, if I were sticking around I would tell u what I think about that , I am on the green party ballot . Fill prison with kids who smoked pot to and let sex offenders out early. In my campaign , and I do not do any drugs, but what a waste of money. So instead kids are buying that synthetic stuff and dying.
Yes they are, if I were sticking around I would tell u what I think about that , I am on the green party ballot . Fill prison with kids who smoked pot to and let sex offenders out early. In my campaign , and I do not do any drugs, but what a waste of money. So instead kids are buying that synthetic stuff and dying.
The reason marijuana has remained illegal and classified as dangerous is due to fact that although it isn’t dangerous to many people, in a small percentage of users it has been known to sometimes cause psychotic reactions, leading to crippling medical conditions like scizophrenia that scare the general public because they don’t know what they’re dealing with, fear of the unknown and all…
If I applied your peanut arguement to your marijuana theorem, BAN peanuts, well, the end result for some who smoke marijuana with negative side effects is a fate worse than and sometimes leading to death, considering the circumstances surrounding mentel illness and it’s difficulties, i.e. suicide, etc;
although a majority of marijuana users don’t experience many severe negative consequences from smoking recreationally, the few sufferers who do still exist.
The difference is people with peanut allergies are likely to be aware of their condition whereas the people in the other party oftentimes are not.
Marijuana is also classified as a gateway drug, which is understandable. From what I’ve heard, marijuana is illegal because hemp was cheaper than timber, and somebody pulled some strings.
Small towns start using railways all across early nineteenth century america, broke automobile manufacturers who overestimated the demand for their vehicles buy out the rail companies and tear up and remove the railways from all the towns, and now today we have traffic congestion.
An amateur inventor creates an ingenius engine that runs on alternative fuel, and he subsequently mysteriously vanishes, and now we have an oil crisis.
Same old story.
On a side note, I heard a comedian (I think Louie CK) make a joke about people with peanut allergies about nature wanting them to die … and I have noticed that marijuana does in fact make a lot of people duller.
*twentieth century america ^
*mental^ yeesh…
Dude, no. No one experiences “severe negative consequences” from cannabis, unless it’s “dirty,” or they’re being stupid and trying to smoke way too much. I’ve seen some younger people do that, but that’s immaturity’s fault, not cannabis.
Have you seen what happens when people try to drink a whole gallon of milk at once? Or a whole gallon of water without stopping? Anything in excess is bad.
And your rationale is still flawed, because the “war on drugs” causes exponentially more harm than the alleged “rare few” who experience negative side effects from cannabis. That law has ruined MILLIONS of people’s lives. And still, even if “a rare few” have side effects, it still hasn’t ever KILLED anyone, so it shouldn’t be illegal. If someone has a side effect, sucks for them, but it’s not enough of the population to declare it “dangerous to everyone.”
/argument.
lol. I never said I supported the war on drugs. I’m saying that marijuana is unlikely to ever be fully legalized, at least in america.
Many laws exist because people are irresponsible. Dirty drugs are everywhere, and as long as they flood the streets, a very large ammount of people are going to remain ignorant of the distinction between dirty and natural marijuana, misinformation is everywhere. Some people just don’t care about drugs in general, others are too careless to look deeper into the issue, and would rather things didn’t change, in regards to however their personal bias may be affected.
Dirty drugs are always going to be circulated, the restriction on marijuana isn’t only in place to attempt to stifle the distribution of marijuana that hasn’t been laced. Some kids aren’t going to have the knowledge to be able to distinguish anything potentially dangerous from something that isn’t. Now, if we could just take a mosey on down to the “Regular Weed” store, maybe then things would be a little different. I don’t care if marijuana is legal or if it isn’t, I’m stating that the law isn’t likely to tremendously change anytime soon. These are only the reasons things are the way they are, according to mass opinion.
The “Kill all, take it or leave it” approach doesn’t always work in practice, and lots of marijuana users are apprehensive about the fact that the country isn’t making a decision that many people don’t care about anyway. I’m not one for prohibition, but since non users en masse may ir may not feel involved in the issue, marijuana users are just going to have to be even louder if they want their voices to be heard.
Potentially dangerous was also mentioned, having potential for something doesn’t classify something as dangerous to everyone. Potential simply means potential. Also, things have been changing, it’s not as though everyone everywhere is polarized and fervantly shirking the any and all evidence produced by the other ‘side’ of the matter, people are actually considering the situation and public thought is being devoted to , marijuana controversies.
Well thanks for your thoughts all. Grandkids are leaving, I hope others fair better than I .
Its rather appalling that you and many other whistleblowers alike, are dealt with personal and professional repercussions for coming forth and exposing the truth regarding the irresponsibility and unethical practices of your previous employers.
Yes, your actions may have resulted in the closing of many, if not all of the company’s production facilities and may have resulted in the termination of the company’s work force entirely, but should you bear the public scrutiny for simply acting within ethics? Your actions didn’t kill 9 people and resulted in the illness of over 700. You did not own the unlicensed company that operated out of code, that failed to adhere to the deterioration of the plant itself, and failed to find resolution to its growing internal infestation of pest that led to the overall contamination of the companys product. You did not work within the regulatory agencies that failed to protect the public and disregarded any request made by the employees of your previous emplyer to investigate the growing concern of its facility conditions. But yet you paid the ultimate price and have been scrutinized for simply exposing a companies negligence that resulted in the loss of human life.
If anything you saved and protected many more people from losing their lives and becoming ill despite the largest sacrifice on your part. I thank you, despite the present circumstances. Its rather disgraceful that you have not been protected and honored for your great deeds but only been subject to exloitation and left to dissolve into your current state.
I offer you my condolences and greatest sympathy. I am sorry life for you has lead you to this choice. I wish you the best of luck in any choice you make today and I wish you may find your peace.
Take care.
@clevername The debt is fictitious but the expectations are not. We have a system that determines risk based on bullshit dressed as science and mitigates these same potential risks via complicity and plain pretending. In a fractional reserve system with an enforced central currency debt is not a personal promise and most certainly does not deal with absolutes (i.e. I’m lending you something of mine that [i]already[/i] exists). Again, this is where the system provides cover from the consequences of breaking promises in return for the minor fees of court-controlled bankruptcy proceedings and the fake horror of a ruined credit score. Thats assuming its an unincorporated entity. So you have an entire supply chain that can only function on growing demand. There’s more I’m urged but too tired to say but I agree with you. I admire your enthusiasm and wit and I consider you a friend. It’s been encouraging being here during some really dark times. I have a business idea too if you’re interested. My email is notomgmt at gmail dot com (as in say no to management). Or if you just want to talk. Take care man
I’m very sorry for your situation, you have all my sympathy and more.
Find peace, whatever your decision. Be well Kenneth.
I really appreciate many of you who gave kinds words, after 5 years, I now know it will not get better. (or if it is going to I cant hold another 5 10 ever how many it takes. I sued to work in psych hospitla and have seen what failed attempts do, so I have a plan that is 99.8 % good. Once again thanks for those of you who gave kinds words. It did make me feel a little less lonely until I now finally have the nerve to do what I need to do. (will finalize tomorrow) For those of you here , and I said way to much and you ID me, keep up the good fight, I tried and lost. Stronger people than I need to take over now. Marine105, do me one solid since you know who I am. When one of these whistleblower groups makes sure this the news, and they try to get donations saying they are they to help truth tellers, you can quote this page. No one out there helps Whistleblowers, unless it gets moey for the Whistle Blower Advocacy group. I have never seen a person really helped, we are just used aas part of a dog and pony show so they can get donation to sustain their own high salaries. I want that pointed out, and have others who will when I send an email blast explaining it all. (got a lot of writing to do tonight) I will point out the truth. There are no “good guys” you have the bad guys and the ones who profit off our misfortune.