Critical thinking is lacking in this country.
BUT the biggest problem with this case is indeed the jurors........one had a husband who died in jail. and SHE can be trusted as a juror? did you see the list of jurors and the things that came up with them. how about a high school diploma being needed.....how can you assess evidence if you never even graduated from high school?
I haven’t paid much attention to their backgrounds - but yeah, clearly there is a problem with basic common sense and ability to sift through what is credible and what is not.
But, the prosecutor, as well as the defense, had plenty of opportunity to voir dire each and every member of this jury and take unwanted jurors off the panel. Both the prosecutor and the defense formally accepted this jury.
That is another thing I heard last night — I think it was a jury consultant — that people who lack a college degree have a very difficult time understanding and accepting forensic, scientific, evidence.