I'll agree it's ludicrous
but I'm also pointing out that sometimes very very stupid things are done and still considered "legal" (how many of the cops who shot menezes have been tried for manslaughter or murder?). this, despite the fact that an (apparently - I have no in-depth knowledge on any crimes other than his lack of being a terrierist) innocent man lost his life through blatant idiocy through an action intended to uphold the law.
( evilstevie misses the Orange Place of late, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 18:33, archived)