Sign Up Ahead-PAST THE POINT OF NO RETURN

Was any of this taken serious? Was it only real for some? Why? Was there ever a plan B? Did they not think this was ever going to go this far? Was it a bluff or just a sick joke? Does the efforts not show the guilt?
Were they depending on our ignorance or their arrogance? Once you squeeze the toothpaste out of the tube it's hard getting it back in. Is this what confidence does to those that are used to bullying their way through these streets?