Average and their dominance of marks

i just read an article in a german newspaper about professors (sociology) who always give firsts. all students just had to sign in for examinations by these two and they got a first (yeah, they know how the rules are...). from 100 only 4 didnt. now these two profs have been banned from any further examination. the justification why they are not allowed to do examinations anymore was that their marks were above the average. the average tells what marks can be given. not the person. welcome to the tyranny of averages. i have to do marking for courses im teaching. there are no prescriptions what percentages of marks must be in certain ranges. so, not 1 percent should be a first, 10 percent upper second, 50 percent lower second, and the rest should be a third or fail. its not like that. but at the end my marks will be compared to the average marking of the dept. if this doesnt fit im screwed and have to justify my marking. this is ridicilous. i know that in other departments there are regulations for marking and teachers have to stick to it. you cant just mark. you have to consult the table with the averages first, then you can. what is the result of all this? there will be only averages, and not exceptionals any more. there are even commissions who examine the averages regularly and decide whether averages should be lowered or raised. if there is nothing to do create your own work and bureaucracy.... bureaucracy administers itself. good.