Fraud, waste, and abuse.

  • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    FBI Director Kash Patel called the partnership a “tremendous opportunity for our FBI agents to learn and train with some of the greatest athletes on earth” and said it will help the bureau “be even better prepared to protect the American people.”

    What a fucking imbecilic jackass he is.

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    9 hours ago

    Article doesn’t say anything about what anyone is getting paid or by who. Why is this fraud, abuse or waste? Seems like a seminar about hand to hand combat is being put on for a group of people who are/should be trained in hand to hand combat. With the trainers being some of the most skilled in the world. If it is explained that this is significantly more expensive than typical market rate seminars, sure that sucks. But, the article doesn’t specify anything like that. This exact thing has happened dozens of times with different athletes and different military/police forces in the US under different presidents dem and rep. I remember a long time ago Kenny Florian or Carlos condit was doing a training for special forces guys. The Gracies have also done a fuck load of training for various military/police organizations. There are tons more examples but nobody will feel any less strongly if I list them.

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      7 hours ago

      Ha ha, you think ufc fighters are the most qualified to teach agents? I’ve an exciting investment opportunity for you, if Dana is not in front of me in line pal.

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        To coach/teach martial arts… yes… many of them have already been coaches/teachers for more than a decade. Thats how martial arts works. Definitely more qualified to teach that than an NBA/NFL player is to teach a leadership conference (the government has paid 6 figures for that many times).

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            Did someone teach them or were they born that way? Are you considering the FBI a branch of the military? Do you think after the initial training they ever do any subsequent training? You’re saying dumb shit acting like its smart and obvious.

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              The government can hire it’s own martial arts teachers. It’s preposterous to endorse this corruption.

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                Thats literally what is happening for a seminar… If they are getting paid an exorbitant fee, sure, like I said, that sucks. But these are some of the most competent people possible to teach a hand to hand combat seminar. You dont like Trump, thats fine, me either. That doesn’t make these guys a poor option for a one off training seminar and it definitely doesn’t make it fraud or corruption. If he was paying his son,daughter, hanger on or Dana White to teach the seminar, sure, I’d agree with you.