[jriemer]

... Meehan said the severed wires posed "... no risk of injury because, as I understand it, the helicopter would never (have been) able to take off."

So if the sabotaged helicopter injures or kills its passengers and crew on the ground, it's OK by this public defender?

[DB]

The helicopter wasn't going anywhere. What he did wasn't subtle...

This sounds like a union thing... Bill the union too...