@GtHawk
I do honestly believe the tide is turning,and only hope the turn will be completed before the shooting starts.
And the reason I want the tide to turn before the shooting starts is that it seems like in it is always the innocent bystanders that get killed and injured badly,while the pro's haul ass at the first sign it looks like the wheel is turning on THEM.
Unfortunately, once the SHTF, people will be acting on the basis of superficial characteristics, and are not likely to confine their vengeance to those who are most deserving. It is one of the seminal dangers of a pissed off mob, and when the dust settles, a lot of lives will have changed, and not for the better.
The reason for police and courts and prosecutors and judges is to separate the guilty from the innocent, but unfortunately, of late they are not being utilized correctly for the most part. Far too much nonfeasance/misfeasance going on based on irrelevant data.
In addition, the Media are playing with matches in a powder magazine skewing the story into something it isn't, before any facts are known.