“Unfortunately these public servants are being used by their political superiors.”
Eff that. They could have refused.
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Spot on. I have often told my employer "no". In fact, I recently told them I wasn't asking their permission, they were just deciding whether I continued to work for them.
In fact, these agents get off on dressing up, strutting around and putting their jackboots on people's necks. And to get to do it to a former president, I will bet the line was around the block.
Law enforcement tends to attract deeply flawed people and LE orgs do a craptastic job of filtering them out, often because that is who is running the org.
“Unfortunately these public servants are being used by their political superiors.”
“I vas just following orders!” How’d that defense work out at Nuremberg?