Prosecutor argues 9/11 against - a streaker

[Almost went to the pit with this, but the prosecutor probably won’t read it anyways]

A prosecutor litterally used a 9/11 argument to try to convict - the super bowl streaker!

Ok, so the streaker at the last Super Bowl probably did not provide the most tasteful entertainment. I would also argue that he tresspassed, although:

But this goes too far:

:smack: :smack: :smack: :smack:

What? His weapon was blurbed on my TV, but I doubt it was a WMD. :smiley: What does this have to do with 9/11?

“You there, don’t cross the street at the red light, we can’t tolerate that in a post-September 11 America”
“You there, don’t have you dog S*&t on my lawn, we can’t tolerate that in a post-September 11 America”
“Stop Mardi Gras, we can’t tolerate that in a post-September 11 America”

Next we send kids who climb over the fence to get access to the public pool in prison for life because they might do the same to a top-secret government facility. GET REAL. I am as afraid as anybody who works in a big city and takes the train to work. But filling the legal network with !$#@# like this will not solve the problem.

Convict him of an actual crime, use arguments such as public exposure and indicency if you must (as a European, I can not help but laugh at all this anxiety reg. nudity anyways) - but do not use the fear of people for every single potential “crime” out there.

Also, as a sidenote and second topic, so much for a “jury of peers”:

:smiley:

But if we let people streak in football games, then the terrorist have already won. :eek:

:wink:

That’s what they want you to think. :wink:

Butbutbut… that could have been a near-nude terrorist trying to get onto the pitch. And heaven forbid a terrorist get onto the pitch, rather than staying in a stand jam-packed with people.

Well, hey. This was the prosecution. Now, personally, I find it pretty tacky to use that sort of fearmongering to make your case, but it’s not surprising the prosecution, just like the defense, would use anything available to make they’e case…in this case, that tresspassing is a BIG DEAL. Don’t get me wrong, I cetainly think the prosecuter deserves pittting.

They did. Criminal tresspass. Which could entail jail time and a $2000 fine, but didn’t in this case (he got a $1000 fine. )

Well, now you’re just trying to be funny, but they are his peers, and they apparantly gave him a perfectly reasonable sentence. Just sayin’ :wink: