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| Sixteen women sue the FBI claiming they were kicked out of Quantico because they were women and list range of complaints including being 'badgered for sex by male agents, berated and told to reflect on their weaknesses by James Comey' |
| 2019-05-31 |
| [MAIL] Sixteen former and current female FBI recruits and analysts have sued the bureau alleging gender discrimination and sexual harassment in a class action lawsuit that includes emails from James Comey. Misdeeds by St. James? Say it ain't so! The women filed their lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday night. Of the 16 plaintiffs, seven still work at the bureau. Five have agreed to be named but 11 have not. Most say they were unfairly stopped from graduating to become Special Agents, often just days before they were due to graduate. They complain that they were penalized for making mistakes that their male counterparts got away with. One woman, a Native American with a disability, says she was sexually harassed and ridiculed for her disability. Some allege they were badgered for sex by male recruits at Quantico while completing their agent training and even allege that they had to go back to their rooms with an escort at night because they were often followed. Others say they were unfairly penalized for behavior their male colleagues got away with and some allege they were discharged by the academy and stopped from going into the field without sufficient explanation within a week of graduation. On Thursday morning, 10 of the women appeared on NBC's Today show to discuss the case. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 Very good points, Vernal Hatrick. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-05-31 22:33 |
| #7 Also, don't discount the timing on this one. Being released now, right as the FBI's upper echelons are about to starting eating each other anyways during the Barr investigation? Not a coincidence. This could easily be used to cut down innumerable powerful people from all sorts of factions from within the FBI. And like most feminist "Me Too" lawsuits and "fact finding" missions, I expect it to find a lot of the stuff it is claiming to be real... but being done by the people who have been assisting the Democrats in tearing down the Trump presidency. Interested to see how it turns out. |
| Posted by: Vernal Hatrick 2019-05-31 18:36 |
| #6 According to the nonsense of current federal law, I am "disabled". I take a couple pills a day and have an appointment with a doctor every 3-6 months. Disability doesn't mean what it used to. It has been changed by PC speak to mean nearly anything. Without knowing more, you really can't speak to how unworthy the candidate was of being there. |
| Posted by: Vernal Hatrick 2019-05-31 18:31 |
| #5 In modern society speak, mild autism, and common illnesses like type 1 diabetes or mental health issues, even if fully controlled, are legally considered disabilities. She could very well have had every right to be there. And legally, she would have been required to speak to her superiors about it if it would require any kind of awareness on their part at all (needing a prescription in a controlled environment for example). It's not the military. They're just federal police. They don't need to be able to go on campaign. |
| Posted by: Vernal Hatrick 2019-05-31 18:29 |
| #4 "Eenie meanie, chili beanie, the spirits are about to speak. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-05-31 08:26 |
| #3 Maybe she can talk to spirits, Mike. ☺ |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-05-31 06:54 |
| #2 One woman, a Native American with a disability, says she was sexually harassed and ridiculed for her disability. ...'Disabled' FBI agent?? Tear it all down and start over. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-05-31 04:33 |
| #1 Next ghey nazi / angry feminist fiefdom. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-05-31 01:58 |