That would work in high school. I like my little similes, so it would be nice to just agree, but I don't.
Back to Derrick, That is one tough dude. Imagine if he had used his work ethic to build up a business. He has the personality and looks to be the next Gok Wan or some other no nonsense gay business person, admired and respected. He went down the CD road and turned himself into kind of a joke who gives school crossing guards grief and tries to run from cops in a car on a bicycle. He is a young man so He can still do anything he wants, I would prefer if he would turn himself into something more then a punching bag for the state.
It would be awesome if CD worked but I can't see how peacefully going through the system can ever help when in the enemy's court they seem to manage to fill the juries with statist, morons or sheep. It doesn't matter how many people are booing when they arrest activists. I am willing to bet they are getting used to it, and any cop who does see the light will wash out. TSA Jorge is a hero, as we found out at porcfest. What if activist showed up forcing his hand every day? It would make it harder for him to save people when he gets the chance. A good cop has to live a lie and work damage control to save lives from within.
Any perusing of history shows that people in power will do any unimaginable evil to keep it. These people you are up against have armies and nuclear bombs. Egomaniacs that claw their way to power have shown themselves to be more nasty and self justifyingly horrible then any serial killer.
If some of the energy given to CD was concentrated on agorism and practical politics instead, there would be better progress. People would start to respect the people in the movement. At some point activists and freedom lovers could deal with the state on equal footing.