as I have said many times before: the authorities will ALWAYS side with the bullies
I got message loud and clear when working at a state agency.
The guy was a known belligerent and had a fairly thick file of incidents.
However he blew up on me a few times. At least once, I figured he was going to take a swing at me. Of course, it was my fault in the eyes of management.
Been that way since the Sixties.