>Why they would want to implode their party over them is beyond comprehension.
Because they are them. They are trying to get rights so they can come out in the open.
Exactly this. If you have a fire crawling up your butt then you drive through whatever you need to to get to safe ground. It makes no sense to follow the cops when your life is in danger.
The kids missing. Why aren't their outraged parents?
Nothing makes sense.