She's my friend's wife, so it's kind of a tricky situation. People are so convinced they are/were doing the right thing. They got played.

I talked at length to my brother about it, and he was against it. When push came to shove, he got it. So did his wife and kids. She pushed it on them. I did what I could do, but I guess their employment and virtue signaling was more important than a reasoned approach.