The American "Time" magazine listed Fisherback among the 100 most influential people in 2006.
Direct news: The "whistleblower" who exposed the torture of prisoners in the US military has now died of "mental illness." Did "The Whistleblower" all end so badly?
Special commentator Chen Bing: The "whistleblower" you just mentioned was the person who exposed the vicious abuse of prisoners after the US military invaded Iraq, a US soldier named Fisherback. The media called him a "hero" and "pioneer," but American politicians and senior military officials privately called him a "traitor" and "troublemaker" and tried to put him in "small shoes." He was ostracized, neglected, and neglected by the military. Countless cold violence.
After a brief period of media acclaim, he fell into obscurity and was forced to leave the military in 2015. Later, he left the United States and revealed that he was subjected to unimaginable human rights persecution and was said to be mentally ill by the U.S. military, which he firmly denied. Later, he lived on the streets in the United States and was forcibly sent to an adult foster care institution for "treatment." The latest news is that he died on the bed in the foster care center and almost committed suicide.
This is the tragic end of the American "whistleblowers". All "whistleblowers" who expose the US government and military will not end well. Fischerback is not a special case, there are others that can be cited. For example, the US epidemic "whistleblower" Dr. Bright, and the captain of the nuclear aircraft carrier "Theodore Roosevelt" Crozier . The democracy, freedom, science and rule of law that the United States flaunts have become a piece of cake. In fact, the United States has a law that specifically protects "whistleblowers," but the law is invisible in the face of politics.
Direct News: Can you introduce the "whistleblower" protection law in the United States? Why can't the law protect "whistleblowers"?
Special commentator Chen Bing: A "whistleblower" protected under US law refers to a person who exposes any behavior or information that is considered illegal, unethical and improper in a private or public organization. . The cases we just talked about can be said to fall within the scope of protection and are all violations of ethics and improper behavior.
Since 1863, there have been legal provisions in U.S. law to protect "whistleblowers." The Whistleblower Protection Act, which was written into federal law in 1989, more comprehensively defines what whistleblowing behaviors are protected. If the whistleblower discloses illegal conduct, serious mismanagement, serious waste of funds, abuse of power, or poses a substantial danger to public health or safety, the "whistleblower" will be protected from retaliation. But at the same time, the United States has confidentiality laws, intelligence system "whistleblower" protection laws, etc. All "whistleblowers" involved in national security are often dealt with internally, which makes the implementation of the "whistleblower" protection laws difficult. discount.
Here is some data. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration reviewed 1,800 "whistleblower" cases in 2007. Only 21% of them obtained "favorable results", which means they received legal protection, and 79% were dismissed. As a result, they are not protected by law, and many people suffer retaliation from their employers. The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that the implementation of the "whistleblower" protection law is relatively poor mainly due to limited resources for investigating "whistleblowers" and the complexity and difficulty of enforcing the law.
In other words, the "whistleblower" protection law in the United States cannot protect "whistleblowers", and "whistleblowers" are labeled as "mentally ill" and forced to resign. became normal.
Author: Chen Bing, senior editor of Zhi News, special commentator of Shenzhen Satellite TV's "Live Broadcast of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan"
