Even though I agree with your second sentence, that 1st one has to be the front runner for Worst Possible Choice of Metaphor in a Particular Argument. Invoking

Even though I agree with your second sentence, that 1st one has to be the front runner for Worst Possible Choice of Metaphor in a Particular Argument. Invoking memories of literal witch hunts like Salem and the Spanish Inquisition as examples of effective community policing is ... something else.