Phylosocopter raises an interesting point.
Apart from that, the law sets down a scale of punishments - you know, a few years in prison for murder, ten year of hard labor for copying videos, etc. Where in that scale is deployinga chute supposed to fit in? It's not exactly life-threatening behavior. Maybe a hundred hours of community service? I would certainly rate it less aggravating than a pilot turning up drunk after driving his car to the airport ...and please don't tell me that doesn't happen ...
Edmund