[pieceofthepuzzle]

“So the role the FBI has taken has turned from passive assistance to active obstruction. Interesting times.”

When there is no consistency in how justice is applied in a society, an ever increasing number of the citizenry will feel entitled to skirt the law. Backroom deals, black markets, you name it. This eventually leads to a progressive breakdown in the fabric of society.

[Chaguito]

It all goes back to Slick Willy in the White House.

At that point all pretense of honoring justice was thrown to the wind.

[pgyanke]

When there is no consistency in how justice is applied in a society, an ever increasing number of the citizenry will feel entitled to skirt the law. Backroom deals, black markets, you name it. This eventually leads to a progressive breakdown in the fabric of society.

The key word here is "progressive." It's on purpose.