I will not lie in court under ANY circumstances. Period. I respect the law and MY HONESTY more than that.
Be as shocked as you want to be, but why would you want to win with a lie? Remember who did that, Bill Clinton? I suppose you weren't shocked then, huh?
Apples and oranges...we are talking about LIFE and DEATH.
A courtroom in Nazi Germany, you are saving Jews lives by hiding them in your home, and a Nazi lawyer questions you about it, and you say "Why Yes, I am hiding them, I cannot tell a lie". You STILL say you would not lie in a a court of law?