Why is it a let-down?
They don’t trust the rule of law or trial-by-jury?
They want to give those who wish to destroy space to do that. Without specifying how much space.
It isn’t a let down except for the State. If there is no guilty verdict tey lose and the defense wins.
AP is spinning this for the “get the cops” crowd.
What would the AP headline have been if verdict was not guilty?