American presidents from Carter in 1979 to Obama in 2011 have seemed to prefer mob rule to the rule of law in the region, and theocratic states to secular ones.
But it is also necessary to understand the decision in the context of genuine fear of Mr. Zelaya's proven willingness to violate the law and to engage in mob-led violence.
For Shalhoob, the Whiz Mob offered a way of breaking into the lucrative law-enforcement convention circuit and gave him a creative outlet for his obsession.