Zoua Vang
ASA 2 A02
Week 4 Theme: Corporatization of the University
I have heard of the term whistleblower before, but in all honesty, I did not know what it had meant. Even though I heard the term used in many advertisements, I just didn’t pick up the meaning from the context clues. Amy Block Joy’s narrative opened my eyes to the definition of a whistleblower and what happens to whistleblowers. In “Whistleblower: Police,” Joy describes how she explained to the police about her knowledge of the embezzlement happening in her department. Joy’s boss wanted to silence her but Joy knew that it was only right to expose the embezzlement. She was able to anonymously give an interview to the police but this interview was very challenging for her to do because there was so much pressure on her and this subject of misconduct. She explains to the police about how she tried to contact all of her bosses to discuss the misconduct but there were no replies to her and when she was able to confront one of her bosses, the situation became worse. That boss tried to silence her but as said earlier, she knew it wasn’t right to not do or not say anything.
Question:
- What makes others go against such ethics? Is industry influencing this misconduct? If so, how much and how should we prevent it?
References:
- Joy, Amy Block. “Whistleblower: Police.” Bay Tree Publishing, LLC. Web. Oct. 15, 2017.
- Reda, Julia. A whistleblower directive from europe. Pub. Mar. 5, 2016. Web. Oct. 15, 2017. https://juliareda.eu/2016/05/a-whistleblower-directive-for-europe-2/
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