In other words, they cynically pay lip service to following the law.
Sound like anyone else we know?
"Regarding non-Gypsy law, They are obeyed but they are not complied with. Gypsies never fight against constituted authority; they simply agree to do what they are told to do, pretend to accept the assumptions of the stronger party and then, in their time-honored way, they keep on doing what they have always done."
In other words, they cynically pay lip service to following the law.
Sound like anyone else we know?