Originally Posted by
thunderbird five
Delete the "probably".
For what it is worth my 2c
It is common in various sorts of administration, including government, to not respond to "difficult" questions in the hope that they will go away, and in any case, a non response by a bureacrat is not career threatening. Politicians are even worse, with not answering the question, or answering a different question being common ploys.
As a lawyer once advised me, the only way to get attention is to take someone to court. Justice should prevail in your case, but logic and fairness don't count.
Even the honkys are going to struggle, and that's with 1/3 of their population prepared to demonstrate.
Perhaps focus on individuals in the public service by persisting with legally appropriate "harassment", and keep your energy high without doing in your own head.
Good luck.
SB