Embarrassment: Just another perk of being an operative

At the GNU Public Dictatorship we are nothing if not proud of our supporters' efforts to make the world a safer place, and we are nothing if not grateful for the sacrifices made.  While the type of sacrifice itself varies widely, from comfort to life itself, the fact that our supporters feel strongly enough about the New Future to endanger themselves or their reputations is quite encouraging, and lets us know that we are obviously on the right track.

Take this incident, for example.  One of our operatives, who shall here remain nameless, got his head stuck in a trash bin in Aberdeen, and had to be freed by local emergency services.  The man's shame became a public spectacle around the world as news outlets everywhere picked up the story and mocked him for his embarrassing situation.  We were able to keep the details of the situation out of most major news outlets, but now that he is no longer in any danger we are ready to talk about them.

Our operative had been following a rogue cell of Brad Guys for several years, and had been getting very close to dismantling it.  In fact, he had them scared so much that they dropped their stash of brads and brad paraphernalia in the trash bin at the train station in Aberdeen, intending to retrieve it later.  Sensing a chance to crush the cell, our operative, without thinking about the risks to himself, went into the bin to retrieve the stash.  He was successful--the Brad Guys no longer operate in Aberdeen, but at the cost of becoming a laughing stock for the whole world.  We would like to thank him for his selfless sacrifice and remind our supporters and applicants for membership in the Board of Dictators that embarrassment is just one of the risks you accept when you decide to sacrifice yourself for the New Future!