There is a question I would ask everyone on this thread who is outraged at the verdict.
The last time you were called for jury duty, did you willingly serve, or did you try for an excuse?
In my opinion only those who served have a right to be upset.
Heck, I've been called for jury duty a dozen times, both while I was in the Army and since my retirement, and, every time, during voir dire, when the attorneys found out that I worked as a military court reporter/stenographer and continue to work as a civilian court reporter/stenographer, I've been challenged and excused from duty.
I've never been allowed to sit on a jury (mainly, as I believe, because I've probably sat through more trials than both attorneys combined) ...
The attorneys, both government and defense, WANT a jury of village idiots.