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Government officials, including police officers, prosecutors, and political leaders, often commit crimes or otherwise abuse their power. When they do, they generally are either not punished at all or punished much less harshly than private individuals would be, because other government agents protect them from accountability. Government agents should instead be held to higher standards and punished more severely for transgressions than private citizens.
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Huemer, M. (2021). Abuse of Power. In: Justice before the Law. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67543-1_7
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