article_snippet.sent: It is against the law.
article_snippet.sent: It violates fundamental democratic precepts and freedoms.
article_snippet.sent: It violates this Department's policies.
article_snippet.sent: It violates your responsibility to treat people equally.
article_snippet.sent: It alienates us from people who need us, and hurts us ability to do us job.
article_snippet.sent: You can probably think of other reasons not to do it, but the point is that you will not do it.
article_snippet.sent: The practice had been widely criticized.