Many FReepers are still big Law and Order types, but what I took away from the experience is that there are two kinds of law in America:
Peasant law and Royal law.
This post is a great example of "peasant law". The Royal Blue-clad enforcers sail in, and invent a charge so they can abduct the guy under color of "law". Then, he "resists" (by way of the fat bacon Blimps chanting "The Magic Words"), so they can get him with a "peasant felony".
A couple of examples of "Royal law":
Bill Clinton commit perjury in the face of a federal judge. No worries, mate!
Jon Corzine steals a couple of billion dollars. He's connected. Again, no worries!
Meanwhile, on Free Republic, Law and Order guy Mr Ramsbotham "thinks" that peasant Mark Adams "felony resisted".
Lore and Ordure, Merkun style...
And last but not least, Ted Kennedy abandoning the girl in his car to drown. Him being royalty, was that wrong or criminal of him? The people [voters] of Massachusetts did not believe so. Should you or I have did the same thing, these same people would have lined up and, torn their garments and screamed, "Off to prison with them".
It is not what you do, it is who you are today.