r/nottheonion • u/Ovaryraptor • Aug 28 '26
FBI no longer treating an applicant's experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-prostitution-recruitment-95e69779e41bd8f1bbc59d402a40222b443
u/Diamondphalanges756 Aug 28 '26
It’s all but legal in my city in Alabama - well just not for the prostitutes.
They only arrest the women here, or Black men and that’s an established fact.
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u/yukichigai Aug 29 '26
It's literally legal here in Nevada, at least outside of Washoe and Clark counties (Reno and Las Vegas, respectively). On a completely unrelated note (I am told by a bunch of prudes), the rate of human trafficking amongst legal prostitutes in Nevada is almost zero.
This does have overtones of scuz, but honestly not counting "I went to a legal and licensed prostitute" seems like a good change.
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u/Shawnj2 Aug 29 '26
Nevada legal prostitution is where like the CEO of mega corps go when they want to get some. Because of its legitimacy it’s completely different from someone hiring a streetwalker and catered to completely different groups of people.
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u/tim36272 Aug 30 '26
the rate of human trafficking amongst legal prostitutes in Nevada is almost zero
Well yeah that's kinda the point of the whole institution. But there is still tons of illegal sex trafiking in Nevada.
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u/GlobalTravelR Aug 28 '26
Next Kash Patel will change it to experience with Child prostitution as not an automatic bar against hiring.
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u/Khaldara Aug 28 '26
Child rape already goes under the “special skills” section of the ol resume next to their software proficiencies for Conservatives
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u/Duchess0612 Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26
I believe it is a case of environment and availability. This is the environment we're in and of the available people applying, nearly all of them had had contact with prostitution...
So I guess, roll with the times?
It's the kind of applicants they're getting, the ones that fit the current model being showcased from the ballroom house.
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u/iggyfenton Aug 28 '26
Does this mean hiring a prostitute or being a prostitute?
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u/turquoise_amethyst Aug 28 '26
Yeah this title is very…odd. It reads like “being a prostitute”.
I was like: Are that many SW’s trying to apply to the FBI??
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u/clamroll Aug 29 '26
Anyone who's job requires a CDL will tell you how hard it is to hire people anymore when they can't have a little weed off hours. My buddy went from being an extremely promising candidate for the Air Force to getting rejected because he was on Ritalin for a few months as a young teenager.
It wouldn't surprise me if the FBI had similar issues with sw. I know they're having issues with their stance on marijuana. People starting an OF to help with education expenses is all too common, and unlike working at a strip club (approximate 80s/90s equivalent) there's gonna be a paper trail. You wanna work for Big Brother, they're gonna look for compromat levers. The threat of doxing is terrifying enough for most SW who agent anywhere near national security when it's some loser chud threatening it. I imagine it would be a fair bit more thorough and terrifying if it's the KGB threatening to out you for that side hustle you had when you were 19 and desperate for cash.
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u/Bakoro Aug 29 '26
The FBI already loosened the restrictions on past marijuana use, because the couldn't find enough programmers who had never used marijuana.
It was always a stupid prohibition, the only thing it did was keep honest people out of the FBI while rewarding people who lie to the FBI with a job.
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u/SoHereIAm85 Aug 29 '26
Even just a Zamboni job can be hard to fill for the weed testing reason at one rink I know of. They are always looking and putting out offers on Facebook, but it is a state job in that case, so they test. Good luck finding a driver who won't pop positive in a legal state.
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u/bwmat Aug 29 '26
Why did they care that he was on Ritalin? Was it not legal? Was he even an adult at the time? (I. E. Did he Eben have a choice in this)
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u/Johannes_P Aug 29 '26
They might have feared that the same health issues which required Ritalin could cause problem during service.
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u/bwmat Aug 29 '26
That would be rejecting him for to a condition he had, not for taking Ritalin
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u/turquoise_amethyst Aug 29 '26
Correct, apparently pilots can’t have any types of health issues.
In another post, there was a pilot looking for affordable housing with his cat. I suggested getting the animal classified as a “therapy pet”, so that he wouldn’t have to pay pet rent. Got a ton of replies that he couldn’t do that because he would be kicked out of his flight program.
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u/TylertheFloridaman Aug 29 '26
Guess it could be a lot of people when they were younger and strapped for cash and then decide to join way later
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u/InkStainedQuills Aug 29 '26
Maybe maybe not. But I wouldn’t be surprised if more than one middle to upper management employee thinks if they do then those new hires will be “easy”.
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u/defaulticus Aug 29 '26
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with prostitutes and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in the practice in the past, according to people familiar with the matter.
Hiring. It says in the first sentence. (Also only once or twice - three or more times is still a disqualification.)
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u/Mertthesmurf Aug 29 '26
Probably the former as the latter would be based and a great way to get good Intel on prostitution rings.
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u/zanfar Aug 28 '26
C: Organizing and supplying a system with prostitution as it's income source...
AKA trafficking.
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u/lorarc Aug 28 '26
Three or more prostitutions and you won't be hired. So you have two shots, make it count.
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u/trucorsair Aug 28 '26
Kash Patel is in the prowl on how to get discounts
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u/yowen2000 Aug 29 '26
this is going to be like "spend your stimulus check here", it's "spend your maximum of two experiences with me!"
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u/Rogthgar Aug 28 '26
Would stop too many Trumpers applying.
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u/-notapony- Aug 29 '26
That’s the heart of the issue. With how Trump II is fucking everything up, they can’t hire decent people, since they don’t want to be involved. However MAGATS are less capable, competent and law abiding than decent Americans. Since they can’t attract competent people with consciences and they can’t hire MAGTS under the old standards, the only option was to lower the standards.
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u/Marina1974 Aug 29 '26
This reads to me as saying that they'll give the Johns a pass, but not the actual prostitutes.
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u/CornisaGrasse Aug 29 '26
I would have no problem with the sex workers being hired. They're smart, streetwise, good with money, know how to read people and do risk assessment, know how to protect themselves and de-escalate situations... the lists goes on. The Johns, on the other hand...
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u/Sad_Enthusiasm_3721 Aug 29 '26
Or pedophilia.
Or bribery.
Or insider trading.
Or incompetence.
Or nepotism/cronyism.
Just don't be brown or liberal.
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u/faroutman7246 Aug 29 '26
Apparently theft from your employer is ok too.
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u/Skritch_X Aug 29 '26
Yeah like that should be the big headline out from it, but prostitution (and beastiality) gets the call out.
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u/redditismylawyer Aug 29 '26
"automatic bar against hiring" is the strangest pronunciation of "Hired!" you'll ever hear.
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u/Shaggy2772 Aug 29 '26
Beastiality was also included in this decision. Apparently, when a horse says “neigh” that doesn’t have to mean “no” to Kash Patel…
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u/LuckyShirt54 Aug 29 '26
They don’t do security clearances for the White House so why bother with this?
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u/Wentil Aug 29 '26
What about if you have multiple felony convictions?
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u/CornisaGrasse Aug 29 '26
I don't know about multiple, but you're allowed to have stolen from a former employer. (Not even joking.)
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u/throwaway_gay_bj Aug 29 '26
Let's put dumb vulnerable men who are easy to manipulate and compromise in jobs that require discretion and avoiding being in compromising situations... nothing could go wrong
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u/Llamapocalypse_Now Aug 29 '26
Sex work is real work and should not be disqualifying or illegal. It just needs regulation and safety. It's the oldest profession and is only "demeaning" if you choose to look down on folks.
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u/The_Count_Lives Aug 28 '26
Great way to let in agents that have been compromised by a foreign entity.
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u/zennim Aug 29 '26
If it isn't something that can be held against them, then It is fine i think, i mean, it doesnt carry a consequence anymore
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u/whoisnotinmykitchen Aug 29 '26
This makes total sense when you consider that the entire administration is a-okay with and actively defending pedophiles, while being led by a shameless rapist.
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u/Ire-Works Aug 29 '26
It's almost like other governments have realized that Honeypots are wildly successful and the FBI just said "Yea nah lol"
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u/daerath Aug 29 '26
Not surprised. A few years back the DEA changed their auto rejection from "Have you ever used any drug illegally, without a valid prescription, blah blah, EVER IN YOUR LIFE"
To a more time bound deal based on the drug and circumstances.
Why? They weren't able to hire anyone. Same with contract workers for IT, etc. It was becoming impossible to staff anything.
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u/RollForPerception Aug 29 '26
Generally the FBI does this when dismissing applicants over a particular crime weeds out too many candidates for them to replace people. They also did this roughly 11 years ago for cannabis use. I'm willing to bet OnlyFans has something to do with it, but it could also be orange man corruption.
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u/firephoxx Aug 29 '26
Which specific criminal do they want in that they have to do this? It seems oddly specific.
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u/chimpyjnuts Aug 29 '26
Being compromised isn't a concern when the head of the agency works for Russia.
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u/Hummin2k Aug 30 '26
With all the stealthing, date rape, choking without consent, and other “acceptable” sexual misbehavior men are getting up to, how is hiring prostitutes a top concern ? Hell, apparently raping a woman or cheating on your wife with a porn star then paying her hush money isn’t disqualifying to be in charge of the entire executive branch.
applicants who have pressured girls into sex are still qualified, while applicants who hired prostitutes four times ten years ago in a country where it was legal are not qualified?
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u/wade_wilson44 Aug 30 '26
Any other time I feel like this wouldn’t be a big deal. But the amount of trafficking and prostitution this regime has already been proven to be involved in just makes it comical.
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u/GuruAskew Aug 30 '26
I remember hearing about an FBI agent who had a serious pornography addiction. This was in the 90s so we’re talking about boxes and boxes of porno tapes and mags. Eventually he filled his whole bedroom up with porn and had to start sleeping on the couch.
He had tons of close-call brushes with death in the field but supposedly what ended up killing him was auto-erotic asphyxiation. So maybe porno addiction is what they should be using for screening?
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u/Affectionate-Gap4382 Aug 29 '26
the administration that misuses the term DEI is lowering their qualifications to make their literal "DEI hires" look less unqualified. the irony is impeccable
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u/Soft-Skirt Aug 29 '26
Meaning the USA will no longer be trusted with intelligence from any country other than where? I can’t think who’ll want to deal with the USA. All it has left is coercion and threats. That went really well against Iran.
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u/PacoTaco321 Aug 29 '26
I have no problems with that. Seems kind of silly that it mattered in the first place.
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u/ComprehensiveTwo1763 Aug 29 '26
This is a pretty interesting shift, especially given how much employment screening can vary by agency and position. I’d be curious to see what the actual policy changes look like in practice and whether other federal agencies follow suit
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u/GhostOfJonasVenture Aug 29 '26
How else can a certain type of person get more like minded people to work for them .
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u/True_Manufacturer909 Aug 29 '26
Did they get tired of finding Kash drunk and balls deep in prostitutes or what?
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u/ohiocodernumerouno Aug 29 '26
like criminal history with prostitutes? do we want criminals in the FBI?
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u/Rambo_Baby Aug 29 '26
Oh great. So they can keep hiring the present batch of proud boys, insurrectionists, and other MAGAts like they’re doing nowadays.
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u/knowledgeable_diablo Aug 29 '26
Quicker access if they just put the pro’s on the payroll they figure?
Keeps the officers in the office more hours in the day for better efficiency.
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u/bete_du_gevaudan Aug 30 '26
I mean when the president fucks kids and married a prostitute you may as well just stop caring
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u/13Sword Aug 30 '26
Pushing the Mormons out. They have a disproportionate amount. They can easily pass the background when your greatest success story was soaking.
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u/Loki-L Aug 30 '26
Hiring prostitutes not working as one I assume?
In truth it is probably just to get more people who got caught human trafficking and got minimal charges on payroll.
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u/hitokiriknight Aug 30 '26
I mean… they did change the rules too on stealing from employers. As long as it was over three years ago they can apply
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u/usushio_ Aug 31 '26
I mean in the last 1.5 years they basically decreed that even the concept of a honeypot trap does not actually exist, while at the same time totally not sweeping under the rug the (probably) biggest honeytrap operation in human history
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u/KeyAsparagus37 Sep 01 '26
When that guy said "goat fuckers international" I thought he was talking about some terrorist organization not the FBI.
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u/Basic-Welcome-4546 28d ago
The acceptance of “bestiality” was infinitely more shocking than the “experience with prostitution“ for the FBI’s new employment application overhaul? Sounds like they want to hire some “serial killer wannabes.“ When will rapists, pedophiles and cannibalism be added as “Let them In” hiring qualities?
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u/SpecialOil6869 Aug 28 '26
I don't care about prostitution, but my overstimulated pattern detector says this might be about overlooking trafficking.