SBW wrote:
Thanks. That is getting warmer but still not exactly what we are looking for. I asked for the "job description" for a Secret Service agent that he seemed to know so much about. As per usual he states something and then cannot back it up or provide a source.
What you provided appears to be more of a partial code of conduct and the penalties for violating that code of conduct. Still not a job description.
I looked for the job description in question myself. I could not find anything close to it. It would not surprise me if that is a confidential document. There would be good reasons for that. There are plenty of lists of qualifications etc. to become a Secret Service agent but no job description that I can see.
Thanks again, still a lot more than what we had before your post.
Thanks. That is getting warmer but still not exact... (
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I agree that specific Position Descriptions (PD) are likely to be confidential.
Here is a generic Job Description as might form part of an advertisement for job vacancies:
http://careers.stateuniversity.com/pages/7980/Secret-Service-Special-Agent.html
I believe that the real question here is; Did the actions of the agent serve to bring the organisation he represents into disrepute?
I would expect that he is currently stood down on full pay and has been advised that he will be subjected to a confidential internal investigation.
The outcome of that investigation is likely to remain confidential.
However the organisation has made the following statement:
http://www.secretservice.gov/data/press/releases
http://www.secretservice.gov/
/MediaAdvisory030316.pdf
Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2016
The United States Secret Service provides protection for its designated protectees, including
physical security at venues that a protectee visits.
The matter involving an encounter between a member
of the Secret Service and a member of the
media is under review and we therefore cannot comment further.
Reports that the Secret Service escorted attendees out of the premises at an event in Georgia this
past Monday evening are false. The Secret Service
does not escort attendees out of protectees'
events in such circumstances and it was not the Secret Service who did so at that event.
In general, the Host Committee of an event is responsible for inviting and disinviting guests
and/or members of the gener
al public to their event. During an event, if an individual becomes
disruptive or begins to protest, it is incumbent upon the Host Committee to request that
individual leave the premises. If the individual refuses to depart, it is the sole responsibility
of
the Host Committee to request that local law enforcement remove the individual from the event.
The Secret Service does not engage in any action to address or remove any individual or group
exercising First Amendment rights who may create a disruption
at a secured venue. The Secret
Service only intervenes if an individual or group poses a security threat to a protectee or
interferes with any law enforcement activity.
the key to this situation in my opinion is the final sentence,
"The Secret Service only intervenes if an individual or group poses a security threat to a protectee or interferes with any law enforcement activity."
Apparently the Agentcy acts under authority supported by the Patriot Act and similar acts: http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_048641.hcsp?dDocName=bok1_048641
so those who have issues with this act might question whether the photographers' constitutional rights were violated (?)
http://www.secretservice.gov/protection/
http://www.secretservice.gov/join/careers/
I am not an USA citizen so if I have missed information that is obvious to a US citizen then please correct me.