William Penn never forget this outrage. When he came to America, and founded his colony, his laws were a model of freedom. (Penn’s Treaty with Native Americans, based only on verbal representations, was never broken by either side. Immigrants flocked to Pennsylvania. As an example of his approach to government, compared to the Crown's approach, Penn reserved the death penalty for murder and treason. Britain used it for 200 different offenses.
Penn never forgot the effects of the Conventicle Act either. By calling religious dissent "sedition," the government set up an enrichment program for itself. Sedition, a serious crime against the Crown, allowed the government to throw thousands of people into prison and take all their lands and property. Penn's wife and her family had lost their family estate through such "legal" shenanigans.
Thanks to William Penn, the founders of the United States had a great model to follow when they wrote the Constitution. Thanks to Edward Bushell and his colleagues, today's juries can reach a just result even when it's not the popular thing to do.