Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
I did not know the speed limit. I drove 100MPH. No excuse.
She is a lawyer. Supposedly smart. Yet, she has a lot of trouble understanding the law. Basic stuff, like campaign finance, electronic mail fraud, perjury.
Two simple words in the English language: "I forgot!" How many times do we let ourselves get into terrible situations because we don't say "I forgot"? Let's say you're on trial for armed robbery. You say to the judge, "I forgot armed robbery was illegal." Let's suppose he says back to you, "You have committed a foul crime. you have stolen hundreds and thousands of dollars from people at random, and you say, 'I forgot'?" Two simple words: Excuuuuuse me!!"
-Steve Martin