[colmvp]

Wouldn't they just perceive this as some sort of admission of guilt?

[pbateman]

Probably.

To be honest if I had to imagine the people at the attorney's office who decided to prosecute this I'd imagine vaguely malevolent bureaucratic dullards who derive validation from enforcing the rules in a heavy handed fashion.

[jlgreco]

Disgustingly, that would not surprise me.