Other artists, including Gary Hobbs and Ram Herrera, called in to KRIO, another Tejano radio station which aired caller response and live coverage during music breaks, to voice their agreement with the verdict. At the record store Customers at El Norteno Records on the Northwest Side celebrated when the verdict was announced by a store employee, said Cesar Camacho, owner and manager of El Norteno, which also has a South Side store. Everyone was pleased. Camacho said he was relieved that the issue of police conduct apparently didn't affect the Saldivar trial like it did the double-murder trial of O.J. Simpson. Janie Esparza, who owns Janie's Record Shop locations on the West and Northwest sides, said there would have been a huge outcry if a guilty verdict had not been rendered.
People are very upset that the prosecution was so weak.
But the defense attorneys have to fight for their clients. I just felt like, if she gets off, a lot of people will be really upset. The Saldivar family home on the South Side was visited only by members of the media and neighbors as Bexar County sheriff's deputies turned away several apparent sightseers. Bill White, who added the screening would continue indefinitely. We aren't letting any non-residents into the area.