Great post and I believe so true. Ron has gotten special treatment, not just with this, but ever since he started getting into trouble.
It is true what you say about small towns, I used to live in one and was friends with the judge. (My son was a teenager and used to take care of the judge's race horses, that's how we became friends.) The judge was in his sixties and was a very nice, wonderful person, he knew everyone and everyone's business. However, sometimes a little favoritism was shown, depending on how well you knew him.
I am sure AS stayed close to the police officers her late husband worked with (and their families.) Usually FOP always stick together as a large family. Time will tell with this case. The entire world is looking at it, so there better be no funny business or all H LL will break loose.