Government isn't some magnificent dragon circling overhead, breathing fire on anyone who dares question its authority. It exists because we fucking say it exists. I learned that growing up in a town of 356 people, where the community simply eliminated the town cop when it could no longer afford him. Forty years later, I'm still trying to understand why so many people treat government authority as something sacred. Especially when a police officer can interrupt your life, accuse you of breaking the law, and then fail to show up when it's time to defend that accusation.