So according to the law, vengeance and retribution is more important than overall flight safety.
Whether this sentiment sums up the problem with sufficient accuracy or not, there's some truth in there.
The Information Age has resurrected a very old human tradition, mob justice. Slippery slope, thin end of the wedge, etc.
For all of the nice words the judge uttered, I don't buy the assertion that this will not establish precedent. I am sure it's what the judge hopes, but
hope is not a method in aviation safety. The judge has no control over what a future group of humans more accustomed to the modern day version of mob justice will demand.