Recently there has been controversy surrounding the U.S. Secret Service and the involvement of paying prostitutes. A Source told The Washington Post that this behavior was not uncommon in the Secret Service culture. No doubt this is embarrassing for all those involved, but also our country. For a country that is strong in what they believe and quick to act on the opportunity to spread our culture abroad, is this what we are? I hope not.
This is unethical behavior by those we look up to in our country that have a sense of power. We rely on them to protect important government officials. Now with this controversy, the image of the Secret Service is no doubt tainted.
CNN.com recently had an article about the incident and explained that the overall Secret Service culture needed to be changed. That's not easy, but it can be done. The solution? Hire more women into the secret service. The "boys will be boys" attitude will no longer occur and the overall feelings and what is permitted will change.
It's not just that easy, but I think it's possible. The article compares it to current presidential campaign teams which are made up of women now more than in the past. It states that the culture has changed and that's a good thing. The Secret Service needs to get back to the values and principles that are important to our great country.
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