Estrada remains adored by the masses, but so far the public’s reaction to the verdict has been nonviolent and almost subdued. Notwithstanding the opinion polls, it does seem as though the public not only accepts his conviction, but that they respect it as the outcome of a fair system that has been allowed to work.
埃斯特拉达的判决向菲律宾民众展示了法治将带来怎样的社会结果。埃斯特拉达至今仍然受到大众的喜爱，但截至目前为止公众对判决的反应非常柔和，几乎不带有任何暴力的色彩。尽管民意调查主张宽恕这位曾经的总统，但目前公众似乎不仅接受判决结果，而且把它当作公平系统的裁决结果而予以尊重。