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Much has been in the news lately about people blowing whistles on allegations of corruption and abuse. Without discussing these specific situations, I want to address the act of sounding an alarm, or blowing a whistle. I have written something on this previously, but it warrants revisiting. I will start by saying that, if you haven’t been there, you may not comprehend this, but, I’ve been there. I’ve been a whistleblower. In fact, both Melissa and I have been there. And, taking a stand against what we saw as fraudulent acts by our then employer has had long term costs for our careers as well as our well being. Again, the point is not the specific situation, but rather, that the decision we made and others have made and are making is that one sometimes has to say, “this is wrong.” I’ve thought about this recently when reading the news of how high level people have spoken up and reported what they saw in various situations. And, I empathize with them in that I can imagine the personal pressures, stresses, and pain they are feeling. Just having read a Time Magazine article about some of this, I relived some of Melissa’s and my distress again. Ours does not come close to the level of pressures, the ridicule, the television cameras, notoriety, even death threats some whistleblowers have faced. But, in that they have willingly (mostly) subjected themselves to these pressures, they have credibility in my mind, because I know few people would subject themselves to such stressors without strong convictions.