[southern rock]

There are legal ways to do things, this man, unfortunately, decided to sidestep the law.

Thank God he did!

So, NY has a choice, dismiss the law; or enforce it.

Easy choice. Dismiss it! But then again, there is no rightousness in NY, is there?

[Protagoras]

Easy choice. Dismiss it! But then again, there is no rightousness in NY, is there?

He should insist on a jury trial.

[ninenot]

It is rather significant that the presiding judge--who understands politics---has offered just probation, no jail-time, to the defendant. He knows what will happen if it goes to a jury-nullification situation, and the consequences for the rest of the NYC laws on the topic.