Essentially, yes. But it&#x27;s too short of an explanation. One possible extended version is:<p>10 police fail to sufficiently enforce national law in neighboorhood (either perceived or real, by lack of enforcement or lack of effective legislation)<p>20 disconnect between local populace and police grows<p>30 neighborhood starts relying on its own law enforcement<p>40 distrust between national law enforcement and neighborhood grows<p>50 local power grows, and local and national laws start drifting apart<p>60 goto 10<p>This happens in many locations. In a way, mafia and gangs start out from the same process: there is a local power group that challenges and rivals the national authority. Local county militia carry the same power, but they don&#x27;t always challenge or interfere with national laws.