dude, how can we reply to your thread if you've already covered it? meh. i'll try to add something. from where i'm coming from, the kangaroo court (as you've properly defined) is human reality. it's a lie according to tool. that's a quote (see: "wings for marie - part 1" lyrics: "she never told a lie, well might have told a lie, but never lived one." then dabble into his mother's bio for that connection). this life is a lie. it is the kangaroo court. this song, i think, has a lot to do with the differences between morals/ethics vs rule/law. as mr. hicks once said (actually he said it a lot!) "about drugs, about alcohol, about pornography (whatever that is). what business is it of yours what i do, read, buy, see, or take into my body as long as i do not harm another human being on this planet? and for those of you out there who're having a little moral dilemma in your head about how to answer that question, i'll answer it for you - NON OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS! take that to the bank, cash it, and go fucking on a vacation out of my life."