That is why it took the jury three hours to return the verdict, dinner time included.
Fortunately, the jury paid attention to the jury instructions and they heeded the instruction that told them how to weigh the perception of a threat and how that applied to an elderly victim. Without this, it would have been a coin toss and might not have overcome the media narrative. Look at Nick Rekieta’s discussion of the verdict. You can find it on You Tube, Rumble, elsewhere. Good discussion on why it was the right verdict.