Not Guilty, Not Ashamed, And Not Finished

The above was Lt. Dan Choi's court plea just now as tweeted by MetroWeekly. After pleading not guilty, both Choi and Capt. Jim Pietrangelo, pictured above just after their release, will face an April 26th trial date. I'll have photos from the court appearance as soon as possible. Reportedly both men were brought in wearing cuffs and leg irons.

UPDATE: Via Joe Sudbay at AmericaBlog, here's Choi with Pietrangelo, talking about their arrest and night in jail. Choi makes a thinly veiled complaint about the HRC: "We may be been caged physically, but the message is clear to those that think equality can be purchased with a donation or with a cocktail party."

(Photo via Robin McGehee)