Baldwin is a tremendous actor and he's funny as hell, but he clearly has some temper issues. I have the feeling that he's one of those extremely bright, talented guys who gets frustrated easily. I'm finding it hard to be especially sympathetic towards him.
I'm an anti-salmon. I won't speak towards NYC, but in Philly they are a menace and they do put me in danger. I'm not going to claim I've never taken a short cut up an alley, but it's almost always inappropriate. If I did get a ticket one of the few times I did that, I'd fight it in court or pay it - I wouldn't mouth off to the police.