Rule of Law?

Right now the media is full of stories about lowlife scumbags who think the law doesn't apply to them, be they shoplifters, so called benefits cheats or disabled people with too many rooms in their houses.  Of course, it is all part of the ruling classes' ongoing demonization of the poor, but these programmes and articles fail to address the key issue of motivation.  Sure, they'll all imply that it is down to greed, laziness, a sense of entitlement engendered by the evil welfare state or just pure wickedness, another major factor for these kinds of anti-social behaviour remains unspoken: that the 'lower orders' are merely following the example set for them by their 'masters'.  Let's face facts, it is far easier to flaunt laws you don't like if you are a wealthy individual or, even better, a huge multi-national corporation.  Just look at the deft way the likes of Google and Amazon avoid paying corporate taxes in the UK.  Indeed, this extremist government we suffer under spends a lot of its time making out sure that the rich pay less tax and that businesses are freed from the restrictions of 'red tape', in other words such impediments to profiteering as health and safety legislation and employment laws.

Then in the US they have the 'Tea Party', which appeals to the ordinary voter by trying to convince them that they can only be freed from the tyranny of Washington, by freeing the rich and powerful from all those evil restrictions placed on them by the Federal government, thereby allowing them to do whatsoever they please.  (And don't get me started on those idiots who like to style themselves 'libertarians'.  In truth, they are just selfish bastards who don't see why they should be required to abide by the normal rules of society.  They have no regard for others or their rights.  Sociopaths might be a better description of them).  With all these rich and powerful people and corporations simply ignoring those laws which inconvenience them, is it any wonder that people at the opposite end of the economic spectrum think that it OK for them to do the same thing?  Add to that the extent to which various aspects of law enforcement have been privatised, is it any wonder that increasing numbers of people seem to have little or no regard for the law?  After all, if the government can't be bothered to enforce some laws directly, instead out-sourcing to profit-hungry corporate chancers, why should we be bothered to observe them?