Hey...you cite the Lion of the tribe of Judah in your end statement, he was the one who said “I came not to bring peace upon the Earth but the sword...”. Ask him to “roar it for you! It’s pretty obvious reading thru the scripture what government was supposed to be for, perhaps the “still small voice” can whisper it to you!
Roar against the devil who is always trying to subvert God’s larger plan. Not roar WITH the devil who is always offering so much punishment that the entire thing would be destroyed.
What might be obvious to me may not be obvious to you. Law cannot save; this world is not our home; at best we can get some object lessons.
Given that object lessons are the chief name of the game here, erring to the side of kindness if there is a doubt sounds like a winning strategy to me.