Rickfinity

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America’s fifth Greatest Thinker (2024). Politics/communications professional. Mostly here for politics, memes, food, MN sports, gaming, and animals being adorable. DMs open for campaign work, organizing, and strategizing.

A Scott Jensen branded shooting target with the slogan “Laser focused on healing Minnesota” from the Minnesota State Fair in 2022.

A picture of an AI summary from a google search of “is self policing a conflict of interest?” It reads: Yes, "self-policing" is generally considered a conflict of interest because it puts an organization or individual in the position of judging their own actions, potentially leading to the temptation to downplay or conceal misconduct to protect their reputation, rather than fully addressing ethical violations; essentially, it creates a conflict between the need to maintain a positive image and the responsibility to be completely transparent about potential issues.
Key points about self-policing and conflict of interest:
Incentive to hide problems:
When an entity is responsible for investigating and addressing its own wrongdoings, there can be a strong incentive to minimize the severity of issues or not report them at all to avoid negative public perception.
Lack of independent oversight:
Without an external body to review and verify findings, self-policing can lack credibility and may not fully address potential ethical breaches.

A screenshot of a google search of the ACLU’s funding - note that it receives no government funding, contrary to Elon musk’s claim that we should “defund the ACLU.”