I tend to agree, but more than once I have been dumbfounded by the legal findings of even one court to another in the same District. Hence the reason the OP needs to speak with an attorney and then weigh the cost of an expensive suit versus what might be gained even if he were to prevail.
Sometimes boneheaded acts result in equally ill-thought out consequences. Best not to be a twit to begin with. And if these guys were actually "corrupt" to the extreme, they might have decided to drop contraband on him. Best not to poke the angry bear lest you get bit.

