Some .gov employees decided it was just easier to waste the b***h, rather than question orders and put their retirement at risk. (referring to R. Weaver's wife).
From my conversations with current .gov employees (state & fed LEO*), they'd follow orders, use the "we were just following orders defense" and expect their superiors to take the heat for issuing illegal/unconst orders.
Don't expect too much out of bureaucrats who have their retirement & livlihood on the line. You'll be disappointed if you do.
* One had piror military service, the other didn't. I had expected better from the prior-service guy. I got what I expected from the non-prior-service fellow, given my familiarity with him.