Agreed.
Unfortunately, these are government employees, so the change of any sensible action's being taken is practically nil.
That's why a degree of public shaming and humiliation in the form of an apology letter is a reasonable request. If the officials become hostile or angry for having to eat crow for their own wrongful actions, then fire their butts.
Something to be said for that suggestion ... but it assumes public employees are capable of shame, which is a parlous question. Our local school superintendent, for example ...
Well, that's another issue. Anything that would work towards the dismissal of an employee who's regularly precipitating incidents (of this or any kind) is good. But boy it's hard to get rid of them!