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I have yet to meet a busy council officer who will strive officiously to keep anyone alive. Neither have I seen any council officer actively kill anyone either. I guess their tactical and strategic confabs can make it appear like something is being done even when no good is actually achieved; a bit like the opposite of a healthy swimming swan.

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