Unfortunately, I think these cases highlight the larger issue that leftists are lawless. Over and over we see that the law will not be enforced as written for "social justice" or "equity" reasons. This sort of abandonment of equal treatment under the law leads to people saying, okay, then I must take the law into my own hands. But, Liberty Valence was not a moral crusader, just a gun slinger with no respect for the law. Yet that's where this all leads, to "might makes right." Does anyone think when we're describing the Left, that we were dealing with people who can see two moves ahead? I see virtually no evidence of that
Yes. If people come to the conclusion that the law, or the enforcement of the law, is biased against them, it stands to reason that they're not going to meekly submit to this indefinitely. I mean, I have often heard the advice that if you believe a policeman is treating you unfairly, don't try to fight him on the streets. Comply with the policeman's orders and then fight him in court. But if you are convinced that the law and the courts are all against you, that you will never get a fair trial, and that the police may well beat you senseless after you're arrested and handcuffed, the rational thing to do is quite arguably to shoot the policeman and get a mob together to burn down the court house. Liberals today think that they can bias the law against conservatives and that conservatives will meekly submit. I doubt that will last very long.
Unfortunately, I think these cases highlight the larger issue that leftists are lawless. Over and over we see that the law will not be enforced as written for "social justice" or "equity" reasons. This sort of abandonment of equal treatment under the law leads to people saying, okay, then I must take the law into my own hands. But, Liberty Valence was not a moral crusader, just a gun slinger with no respect for the law. Yet that's where this all leads, to "might makes right." Does anyone think when we're describing the Left, that we were dealing with people who can see two moves ahead? I see virtually no evidence of that
Yes. If people come to the conclusion that the law, or the enforcement of the law, is biased against them, it stands to reason that they're not going to meekly submit to this indefinitely. I mean, I have often heard the advice that if you believe a policeman is treating you unfairly, don't try to fight him on the streets. Comply with the policeman's orders and then fight him in court. But if you are convinced that the law and the courts are all against you, that you will never get a fair trial, and that the police may well beat you senseless after you're arrested and handcuffed, the rational thing to do is quite arguably to shoot the policeman and get a mob together to burn down the court house. Liberals today think that they can bias the law against conservatives and that conservatives will meekly submit. I doubt that will last very long.