Avi K: I strongly disagree, honestly. Forget this case for a minute. What actually happened is irrelevant to the point I’m about to make. Think about the following entirely hypothetical situation.
What happens if someone in court, through both their demeanor and reading between the lines of their statements, spends an entire case giving off the following vibe: I’m guilty and I know I’m guilty, but you can’t punish me because I’ll make everyone think I was innocent and you’re an anti-Semite. That would be a blatant attempt to undermine the entire justice system and yes, I think that someone who cries anti-Semitism in that case should be given the maximum sentence and then some.