[Liberal Classic]

They will see it as more evidence that we're weak and decadent.

To a certain extent, this is true no matter what we do.

[conserv13]

Maybe it will show people that we are a country of secular laws and juries, not Mullahs and Sharia law. Our justice system does not care what message it sends to jihadists who will hate us no matter what we do.

The prosectution presented its case, the defense theirs, and the jury decided. Its how our system works.