Just because the law exists doesn't mean I cede all rational thought. If a law is worded in a way to make a action taken by a reasonable person a felony, then

Just because the law exists doesn't mean I cede all rational thought. If a law is worded in a way to make a action taken by a reasonable person a felony, then I reserve the option to not contribute to making matters worse by convicting someone of breaching that law. There are so many laws on the books, it is possible to convict people of all kinds of things, even though most aren't felonies. The prosecutor has discretion on whether to charge someone, so I say the jury should too. Civilization isn't going to break down just because jurors decide that a law is being enforced too strictly. With that said, this whole thing sounds funny, and I wasn't there for the trial.