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Posts 4,344	OATH, COVENANT, CODE OF ETHICS, Mission Statement, and Terms of Use Agreement
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[I Robert Stanley Hobbs, Pledge to the code of ethics, and the Mission Statement,Terms and conditions of the private Investigators Union and I furthermore accept all rules set by the Union. So help me God.