I have no idea why you think a citation to the Maryland case involving Force is some kind of mic drop. What part of this analysis of the New York case that I wrote a month ago do you disagree with? Can you be as specific as possible? You've identified yourself in the past as a criminal defense lawyer (I am not a lawyer), so you should have no trouble knocking it down.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9628102