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The convicted received 20 years to life - that's a minimum of 20 years in prison (no parole), and possibly the rest of his life in prison. I fail to see how this conviction somehow demonstrates American 'weakness'.
ace, I find your line of reasoning beyond disturbing. You said something to the effect that acquitting a "known guilty" person presents an unbearable risk. But what do you mean when you say "known guilty"? Known to whom? To you? How would you go about defining the set of cases in which the guilt of the accused is "well-known" enough to determine the outcome of a trial before it begins? Could it possibly be defined in a way that can be determined more or less objectively?
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