[wideawake]

Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse in any legal jurisdiction I know of.

Sorry, dishwashing guy.

[lepton]

Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse in any legal jurisdiction I know of.

It's too bad that that line is so horribly abused. It was originally meant to refer to not knowing that there were actually laws against an immoral act undertaken. It was *not* meant to imply that everyone needs to be an omniscient lawyer.

[RadioAstronomer]

Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse in any legal jurisdiction I know of.

I will put up a grand right this minute that there are many laws on the books you haven't a clue that exist.

[NittanyLion]

Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse in any legal jurisdiction I know of.

Considering how convoluted our legal system has become, I would submit that we're all ignorant of many laws. It's the nature of government to seize freedoms, and they're doing just that by creating statutes that are impossible for any person to actually understand.

[CharlesWayneCT]

OK, how do you know he is guilty?

Was there a trial? Was he given an attorney to defend himself against the charges?

No. This is an administrative punishment, meted out by the executive with no oversight, and no access to justice.

[Romulus]

Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse in any legal jurisdiction I know of.

What about the Kingdom of God?