> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Halupovich Ilana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: dinsdag 7 mei 2002 10:40 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: RE: Europe and 'Those People'
> <<Besides, I live in a liberal country; no employer will care what > their employees' relatives do for a living.>> > > Ilana > As far as I remember your employer is not *any* employer. You are > employed by government. The Defense Dept. to be precise. And yes, there *are* some restrictions because of that little detail. For example, if I want to visit a country that is listed as "unfriendly" (for example, Birma), I have to get permission first. If a close relative would have ties with some "unfriendly" country, chances are I would still get employed by the Dept. but not in a position where I would have access to classified material. But other than that, because of our liberal attitude it is not easy to find something that could be seen as a possible risk. > Having hooker (and, probably, drug addict) sister is making you open to > blackmail. I don't think your government will want somebody that can be > blackmailed in key position. I am flattered to see you think I hold a key position here, but I am not really *that* important. :-) But anyway, your argument still does not hold. Do you have any idea *why* The Netherlands has a reputation for being very liberal? I cannot be blackmailed if a relative is a hooker or a drug addict; prostitution is *legalised* here, not criminalised like in the US (and Israel?). Further, the possession, use and sale of drugs is to some extent tolerated, and we do not treat drug addicts as criminals but as people who need help. When I was hired, the MID (Military Intelligence Service) did a background check on me, but they found nothing that would indicate I could be blackmailed. Not even my visit to Birma or the criminal record of a close relative was a problem. And that criminal record includes (but is probably not limited to) theft, dealing in stolen goods, assault, illegal possession of fire arms and murder (he was serving a nine year jail sentence for that at the time I was hired). Now, all that might be enough for the Israeli or US Defense Dept. to NOT employ me, but it is not a problem in *this* country. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
