“Some of us feel not all jurors are following the jury instruction.”
Politics over justice once again.
Not necessarily. Jury instructions themselves are often "politics over justice". I personally would not bother with any jury instructions. I'd look at the charges and then the evidence. To hell with the judge's interpretation of what my job as a juror is and whether I'm supposed to follow some rules made up that have no force of effect of law.
Jurors often don't know that they are not bound by the instructions. They are free to make whatever decision they can live with for whatever reason they choose to do so.
Politics over justice once again.
Not necessarily. Following a judge's instructions is not always a "conservative principle" ...
See Post #66 ...