Designated Fall Guy

No matter what the mayor keeps repeating, what the deputy mayor echos or what the city manager says in this clip; nobody really believes this guy made this decision on his own.

 

Scapegoat is probably the more appropriate term; that is, person who takes blame for another's action.

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Ugly words and ugly behavior on the part of those in charge. Let's get this guy some new bosses.