When you say "because it is in my opinion that in fact X," what you've said is simply that "in your opinion X". I point that out because Aaron apparently had a different opinion that led him to make a different choice. I find it strange that posing a question which you and Aaron answer differently in order to probe your rational is "a total red herring".

I respect that you don't believe these laws are just. One such power that helps society push back against such laws is jury nullification - the right to for a jury to say "not guilty" regardless of what the law claims.