Punish Socrates, But Don't Exile Him or Put Him to Death

Colt (an Indeterminate) writes:
People of Athens, were here today to determine whether or not Socrates is guilty of being too arrogant. Socrates way of practicing philosophy and just down right talking to other people is offensive and rude. He points out every inadequacy of their opinions and beliefs, even telling us that we are no better than slaves. Socrates will continue to drive us to the brink of shame and humiliation if we do not put an end to it immediately. He utilizes false claims to enrage his fellow Athenian. Socrates claims are often based on the condition that one should engage in philosophy and acquire knowledge. He also gives false misleading’s to the people of Athens which is not what we need to keep the God’s satisfied. He asserts that without his assistance his fellow people will not attain their greatest aspirations. Socrates once told Lysis that on the day that a boy attains the kind of good sense that Socrates claims is necessary, not only will his father, his neighbor, and the Athenians turn over their affairs to him but so will the Persian King. Sounds like a God to me. If that was not enough he mentions to Alcibiades that all of Alcibiades’ great designs cannot be accomplished without Socrates help. “So great is the power which I believe myself to have over you and your concerns” he tells Alcibiades. Now I am not here today to say that we should put Socrates to death, after all he is one of the greatest and brightest Athenians ever. With help, Socrates would have the ability to help steer our country in the right direction and get us back on our feet. Maybe we force him to do community service or teach the middle aged people of Athens that way they are not too young or too old to be manipulated to do things that will upset the God’s or the other citizens of Athens. I know some of you think that Socrates must be exiled or even put to death for his wrongdoings, but there is no way that we can totally do away with one of the smartest people from our country. As the Herald at the beginning of the very first assembly I warned everyone “Do not try to mislead the people of Athens, if you do you will not only be misleading your friends and family, you will be offending the God’s”. So with that I ask you to punish Socrates, but don’t exile him or put him to death, after all we did just pardon the Thirty Tyrants after they murdered our friends and family. From what i can tell, Socrates just knows too much for his own good.