“Today, British police spend their time hunting down grannies who share “unacceptable” memes...”
Just like FBI. It is “just following orders” syndrome combined with preserve my job, health benefits, and pension. Throw in lousy character and cowardice to boot. Romanian police/military overcame these things a few decades ago.
“Just following orders”. Also known as the Nuremberg defense.
“It is “just following orders” syndrome combined with preserve my job, health benefits, and pension.”
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Exactly. They will do whatever their paymasters want/tell them to do, and that is usually what’s good for the bureaucracy and the system it serves.