Not that I'm particularly fond of one mafia gang or the other (yes, the USA government is less damaging to its citizens compared to North Korea - but they are both evil aggressors), but this is a weird hill to die on for Griffith.

Why do something so blatantly illegal? I understand disrespecting the made up laws some idiot bureaucrats come up with, but I don't understand allowing their hired guns to lock you up for 5 years.