There are two categories of bribes. If you bribe someone to get something that you're not qualified for, that is clearly wrong on the part of both the applican

There are two categories of bribes. If you bribe someone to get something that you're not qualified for, that is clearly wrong on the part of both the applicant and the permit approver. But if you're being denied something you should get, unless you bribe them, I am more sympathetic to the applicant.