There's 2 ways to look at this problem either is likely. 1. He knew and told them to wait on the follow-up inspection. Possibly at the behest of a higher government official. 2. He wasn't in the loop, because, "Why bother the boss with such non-sense," and the lower high muckity-mucks decided on their own, or at the behest of a high government official to let it ride until the heat rose.
There's 2 ways to look at this problem either is likely. 1. He knew and told them to wait on the follow-up inspection. Possibly at the behest of a higher government official. 2. He wasn't in the loop, because, "Why bother the boss with such non-sense," and the lower high muckity-mucks decided on their own, or at the behest of a high government official to let it ride until the heat rose.
There's 2 ways to look at this problem either is likely. 1. He knew and told them to wait on the follow-up inspection. Possibly at the behest of a higher government official. 2. He wasn't in the loop, because, "Why bother the boss with such non-sense," and the lower high muckity-mucks decided on their own, or at the behest of a high government official to let it ride until the heat rose.
So fire the lot of them.
The ones who knew are malicious.
The ones who didn't are stupid.
The ones who made it a point not to know are stupidly malicious.
All are disqualified from serving upon public health.
Don't disagree with any of that.