That is difficult though. These people need their income, they have bills to pay. taking such an action could result in their being fired.
Personally, I don’t see how a person becomes a policeman at this point. You expect that people in higher positions of authority will act prudently as opposed to feeding you to a mob of lunatics.
That didn’t happen here. This is bad, and it has the potential to get much worse.
Yes it is difficult. More difficult is doing your job, making an error and finding yourself arrested on felony charges.