Portland DA Declines to Prosecute Host of Riot-Related Offenses, Citing ‘Depth of Emotion’ Surrounding Racial Justice

So claim you are emotionally distraught about some event somewhere and you get a pass on your criminal activities. I guess it also depends on whether the Portland DA personally agrees with your position on the issue for which you claim to be distraught.

Is that how the law works in America?

These people are Democrats.