Hate Crime Update: Dead Brit DJ John Peel Subpoenaed to Render Expert Opinion on the Varying Gayness of New Order's Music Throughout the Eighties

The Mr. O "hate crime" prelim finally got going at around 3 pm yesterday, which left me about 10 minutes to begin cross-examining the "victim" before having to end for the day. The hearing is expected to last another hour or two, and will resume in a couple of weeks.

After establishing that the loud music emanating from the victims' car would have been the only thing that might have given the defendants reason to believe that the victims were gay, the following exchange occurred:

ODL: What kind of music were you playing on your car stereo?
Witness: I think it was New Order, Techno.
ODL: New Order and Techno? Or techno New Order?
W: I don't see how that's relevant.
ODL: Well, you're going to have to answer unless the prosecutor objects.
W: It was New Order.
ODL: Late eighties New Order or early eighties New Order?
W: Late eighties, I guess. It was the "Substance" album, which I think was released in 1987.
ODL: Isn't it true that although "Substance" was released in 1987, "Substance" is actually a retrospective compilation containing tracks which were first recorded in the early eighties?

Ha!