It is a show of force and anger, the people in charge are reacting like enraged, bipolar mothers. Junior didn't do what I said, even talked back, get bitch whipped daddy/ new boyfriend/ the state to get in Junior's face and beat his ass.

Edit: Our side needs to stop acting and thinking like we are dealing with rational people. Yes, if the rulers were rational men this would be a crazy action... But we are dealing with psychotic people. This is what they do.