Every government agency works this way to the extent that they are able to.

Your local building commissioner or whatever just has a lot less money and muscle on tap and much more circuitous access to court judgements in their favor than the FBI does. Differences in their strategic and tactical approach is a reflection of this.

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juujian 17 hours ago | parent [-]

Well, it's punching down. If you are a big corporation or otherwise have the means to fight back, you don't have much to fear.

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bryanrasmussen 16 hours ago | parent [-]

people talk a lot about how much they're against punching down, but I don't actually see that many people itching to take on Dwayne Johnson. The fact is for humans and organizations who are punching, punching down is generally their preferred method.

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incone123 16 hours ago | parent [-]

The man who is the subject of the original post did indeed take on the FBI, who have then given him a figurative and possibly literal good kicking.

	▲	bryanrasmussen 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I didn't say there are no people who ever punch up, but nowhere near as many people who talk about it, most people punch down when they're in a punching mood.