"Your Honor, my Pumas were clearly scuffed."

Maryland is a "and I took that personally" state

This is such a good take. This is literally how jurors interpret the current laws, giving the "blend" OP seems to be looking for.

The law as it applies to facts is always going to be interrupted through the lense of the average citizen in that jurisdiction. You don't necessarily need to change the law if youre ooking for increments of change.