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When truth-telling puts you in danger

The commission promised confidentiality but everyone in town knows I testified and now I get threatening phone calls.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional protections for truth-tellers may be inadequate against community retaliation and intimidation.

Worth thinking about

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