Evil Goons: Science Fiction/Fantasy

Getting the right type, and getting them trained right, for the standard evil oppressor/boot to the door-type goons is actually rather challenging. It wouldn't do for them to be actually evil. Nope, what you want is the just-a-paycheck, not-too-bright, poor-sense-of-humor-type guys. And gals, of course, but it's a bit harder finding the right type. Because here's the thing. You don't want ambition, or not more ambition than can be satisfied by a pay raise. You don't want enough evil that the populace decides it's worth any sacrifice to revolt. Nope. What you want are petty types that, if they had a few more brain cells, would be the type of person who quite enjoyed being a petty little bureaucrat whose sole job was making other people's lives more difficult--

Inspiration: A dream I had the other night, of aliens training militias into the "right" kind of goon.
Story Potential: Highish? I find the voice entertaining.
Notes: And the next line, of course, is, "So that's what we made ourselves look like."