'Sir you stand guilty of doing what everyone everywhere did because it was considered acceptable at the time, how do you plead?!'
'Would you have done it too if you were there at the time?'
'Sir my liberal holier-than thou attitude compels me to believe I would have happily sacrificed myself in the fight against it, had I been there'
*portal opens* *future guy steps out*
'Oh hey is this 2023? haven't you outlawed owning pets yet? pet slavery is wrong! How could you do such a thing?!?!'