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Mormons Make Great FBI Recruits

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80 points churchill | 1 comments | 01 May 23 13:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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vulcan01 ◴[01 May 23 20:24 UTC] No.35778640[source]▶
> Often, after a long career in the FBI, agents will join the Latter-day Saints’ Security Department

Why does a church have a security department, especially one that staffs so many people? The article states that most of them work desk jobs, which probably means they aren't running physical security at individual churches, so what kind of threats does the church overall face?

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1. slv77 ◴[02 May 23 00:18 UTC] No.35781321[source]▶
They have a large number of volunteers either proselytizing or serving in various countries. Security help ensure that the areas they serve in are reasonably safe. For example, moving out people in advance of the war in Ukraine [1]. These are similar to the teams or consultants that travel manage risks for large, global conglomerates.

In addition any high profile event or personality is a potential target and requires people who can help manage the risks.

1 -https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/missionarie...