> Just like the parent said, while he kind of technically complied. But, again, it's more than obvious to everyone that it's not what was expected/demanded from

> Just like the parent said, while he kind of technically complied. But, again, it's more than obvious to everyone that it's not what was expected/demanded from him. Government and judicial institutions do this all the time, so to anyone with a common sense, it's more than obvious to everyone that it's exactly what was expected/demanded from him.