The Nuremburg Excuse--The judge decided that "The Nuremburg Defense" wasn't relevant here. The main thing the judge does, at least in a jury trial, is to decide what to allow---it was a case of politically motivated vandalism--neither freedom of speech nor the legal and moral duty not take illegal orders was at play here. The judge was not an ass--

DeMott, and his friends, were guilty--they committed violent, destructive acts, knowing the consequences--and, I am sorry, but symbolic vandalism is violent--just ask anyone whose ever had a cross burned in their yard, or a swastika painted on their garage--This is not legitimate political discourse--

The worst thing about this "Berriganism", is that it has encouraged others, like abortion clinic bombers, and the likes of Scott McVeigh and Terry Nichols--