so that you can file the whole world away in a neat little box to feel righteous about because if everything is simple and there are good guys and bad guys you don't have to be challenged by the untidiness of it all.

Nope. The world is made of people. 'Good guys' sometimes do bad shit, 'bad guys' sometimes do good shit. We all (Including this judge) have the ability to make decisions that are in line with our values, in line with the world that we want to see exist. The board of directors of ETP could have made a different decision, they didn't. This judge could have made a different decision. He didn't. The cops who arrested Goodman could have made a different decision. They didn't. Someone on the side of authority could have made a stand. Now, there's a person in jail who we all agree (I think), should not be in jail. You can't shame a board of directors into making different decisions, at least as far as I can tell. You can't shame a faceless corporation. But you can shame elected officials who are acting against the public interest.

'Death to Tyrants is immature and stupid' Fine. We'll use shame instead. BUT THAT MEANS YOU GOTTA POINT A FINGER AT SOMEBODY. Else who are you shaming?

I already feel bad enough about the conflict minerals used to keep me alive.