So do you juggle handing out your death sentences with small claims, some contracts, maybe a divorce or two, and torts? Does your helmet give you superhuman powers of Lexis Nexis searching? Do you ever hold off on shooting someone to wait for the appellate judges to decide a similar case?

It seems to me he was joking.
I thought it was funny. :)

I think he is making the joke that Dredd is a cop, but acts nothing like one.
Look into the source material, 2000 AD makes Warhammer 40k look reasonable and nonviolent.

Don't forget 40K inquistors that can have entire worlds destroyed even if they suspect the taint of evil.

I've played it,. and am sorry they didnt work it as a story based game...the Apocalypse War, the Oracle Spice, the Judge Child...even Judge Cal.
Some brilliant storylines written over the years, Necropolis being another one.
If they had made it an action / RPG like Fallout, it would have made for more playabillity, more interaction with characters....a tour of the Hall of Justice for example.
*sigh*

So does that mean it isn't worth getting?

Hell no, its loads of fun.. Grab it
I'm just a wistful old grump :-

Haha nice I feel your pain. xD

For sure there is a truck load of Dredd material from 2000ad. I would have loved to see an ABC warrior and a few other things. I grew up reading 2000ad. This game was just plain fun for me tho....it actually felt pretty close to the whole Dredd vibe from the comic. No complaints.....if you want a bad game there was a really shitty Judge Dredd Arcade game (side scroller) made in the 90's...it was awful. This is a solid shooter....i enjoyed it more than Halo 3 for gods sake.....