" I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical." - Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, Paris, January 30, 1787

Our federal government is too big, too invasive and too powerful.  In the context of other current events the acquittal may not seem "just" to many, and you have a good point.  But that doesn't mean the people shouldn't continue to at least try to keep the Leviathan in check.