@DrALJONES@wcbdata Balaclavas were so named due to being provided for soldiers to wear during the Crimean War. So the question is whether one considers soldiers "public servants".
OTOH a fascist state doesn't have "public servants" in the sense of those employed to serve the public; instead it only has "agents of the state" employed to serve the state.
When Robert Peel promoted his proposals for a police force, there was great concern they should be the former not the latter.
DrALJONES