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People who are drunk on power subscribe to the "ask for forgiveness, not permission" philosophy. They think everything they do is right and just. They cannot understand or even believe people would not trust them and see the conditional as a pointless hindrance, bureaucratic red tape meant to stifle upstanding people like them.

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Also, the system doesn't really penalize this philosophy. Try to do everything by the book and you find that you can't really get anything done. Cut some corners, you get shit done and, in the worst case, you get a mild slap on the wrist several years later.

And completely break down some walls, injuring others in the process? Get a promotion, and if caught just move somewhere else to do the same thing over again.

People love to wield power over those they oppose and don't care if the system they implement is abused until they're the targets of the abuse.

For example: most people love the police when they coercing wealth from strangers to fund their projects but hate when the same police step on their chest until they stop breathing during a traffic stop.

Your first sentence is generally true but

> when they coercing wealth from strangers to fund their projects

I have no idea what you're referencing here, so I can't say if it's abuse or not.

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