Let's map the question to a different domain. Does a police officer concede that laws don't need to be followed, or that he is not bound to enforce laws, if he

Let's map the question to a different domain. Does a police officer concede that laws don't need to be followed, or that he is not bound to enforce laws, if he declines to pursue a violation of the law that he witnesses? Does he approve of the violation of the law by declining to pursue the matter? No, not at all. He simply can't pursue everything. But that he allows a thing to happen should in no way be considered an approval or agreement with the thing. This is a size-of-fish-to-fry situation.