When you look at a Govt. officer, any officer. Do you consider them, an individual or a representative of the Dept. or the whole Dept. altogether?

[Anonymous]

Consider any department you know.

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I have given 3 options. An individual, a representative, the department altogether.
I don't know how many people gave Both as the answer. Both means what here?

[OlderAndWiser]

I usually think of them as a representative of their agency.

[Guy13]

You mean police officer or do you mean Governor representing the State or the body of people?

[Asker]

A simple officer you see everyday. A Governor is not someone a common citizen sees everyday, right?

[Guy13]

Okay. they are both individual and collective representation and should be same as it relates to victims, criminals, snd Society as a whole.

[menina]

To be honest, I never think about this. And I also don't care about them.

[Jamie05rhs]

I take it on a case-by-case basis. It depends how personal the interaction is.

[OddBeMe]

I guess I don’t come into contact with as many govt offices as you do…

[nolabels]

I see them as both, which they are.

[nolabels]

All three.
Your second and third options are essentially the same thing to me.

[Andres77]

A little bit of both

[clampfan101]

Both.

[Guardian45]

People are human