It isn’t just the politicians, it is also a bunch of the residents. If not, the residents would vote the politicians out of office or demonstrate against their policies. The residents that don’t speak up are just as guilty as the politician.
“It isn’t just the politicians, it is also a bunch of the residents. If not, the residents would vote the politicians out of office or demonstrate against their policies. The residents that don’t speak up are just as guilty as the politician.”
...which is exactly why judges need to hand down multi-million dollar judgements against the cities for each and every victim who sues, to the point where it will hurt the pocketbooks and quality of life of the residents.