I have to disagree with you when you claim that "the unity found in this group is the moral and ethical eqiuvalent of a lynch mob." I think that there are a good many of us who would stand up even if they didn't know the person being arrested, merely some pertinent information. When it's people you know and trust, you speak up. Michaelr, I am quite familiar with Niemoller's poem. That's why, being a straight white man, I still stand up for the rights of women, minorities, and the GLBT community.