Most jurors don’t. Attorneys have unbelievably low respect for jurors, and for a good reason.
Juries used to only consist of men. And the way a courtroom functions works best with the way the male mind works. As Jordan Peterson says, men tend to be interested in “things”, and women tend to be interested in people. Men can focus on the facts of the case and how the prosecution or defense case fits in with the real world. Women tend to add a lot of emotion and feelings to it.
I strongly suspect that this guy was less than an honorable cop, but there is no way I could be convinced he intentionally killed this guy, or even thought what he was doing might kill him. For starters, there were too many witnesses.
I have been dismissed from jury duty many times once I tell them I have a degree in engineering. It is immediate and very telling.
I think manslaughter conviction for Mr. Chauvin is good enough...Anything more than manslaughter is too much...In my opinion...
Maybe Mr. Chauvin should have testified...What was there to lose? Did he think that the jury was really going to let him walk? Testify so that the jury might decide to convict him only on a lesser charge...Who knows? I am just frustrated that justice was not done in this case...