So Alceste thinks that it is OK for the police, or its union, to take sides in an election? Or thinks that  a slap in the wrist will  be enough to remove the suspicion or perception of political partiality in the carrying out of his or her duties? Of course,  neither the police nor the judge should lose their pension and should be brought before a disciplinary hearing, ---that's just the rule of law---but dismissal is the appropriate judgement for the reasons I have given.