The last thing I will ever think about in my life is whistle blowing. I have never thought about it and won’t give it any further thought because I do not like it. First of all, I do not like snitches and although it is a way of serving my country, I would not intentionally become a whistle blower because I can not trust my country to either protect or defend me. I would not want to even be in that area of fire, not for anything in the world. I will prefer to be a soldier and die proud because I was trained for it than be a whistle blower reporting crimes. Apart from the fact that I value my life, I value the life of my family more. Perhaps if I did not have a family I would have considered it, but because I do have a family and care much for their welfare, I would rather not try to do anything that puts their lives at risk. If only my life was at risk and I was sure no one would cry for me or miss me, then probably I will because there isn’t much I am living for anyway.
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I remember how horrible I felt as a young teenager when police came to arrest my dad and I sold him out. The pain still leaves with me till date, because in truth he was being oppressed and I fed him to the dogs. Sometimes the definition of what the Nation calls crime is actually a tactic to hide their dubious act. Perhaps I could whistle blow on a well known terrorist if I am sure that my family and I will not be in danger. In fact the assurance would not come from the police or anyone, it would have to come from me. I must have calculated every single event that would happen and be sure it can never be traced back to me. Even the authorities would not know the identity of the whistle blower. If I am not sure of covering my tracts and looking out for myself, then I won’t even try it.
Another thing I would never do is hope to collect a reward from telling on someone. No matter who it is, I won’t do it. There are people that can, but not me. If I would ever whistle blow, it will never be because of money but because of a strong conviction and after making sure the safety of myself and my family is secured. This is why I love the anonymous organization. I see them on the dark web and how they buy information from people, but if people can be traced and discovered on the darkweb, where on earth do you think one can be protected as a whistle blower? Plus I seriously doubt my country's resources to hide from top experts so no. I do not wish for my safety to be in someone's hand, I will rather do what I do continually living as I choose.
THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO HIVE LEARNER'S PROMPT FOR WEEK 202 EPISODE 3
