One more thing ... the vilifying of the jury is setting a very dangerous precedent. In the OJ trial there was a racial component and I believe the jury was prejudiced because of it. In this case I don't believe there was anything outside influence that was swaying the jury. However, if a potential future jurist sees the treatment that this jury is getting via the media. That future juror may be loathe to rule in the favor of the defendant as a result of public pressure. That is contrary to the concept of an "impartial" jury. To all those Freepers who want to vilify this jury ... I say ... think about what would happen if a jury was afraid to find a defendant not-guilty because of public pressure ... that is one slippery slope I'm sure we don't want to go down
You are exactly right.
The jury has already received death threats, which is why they didn’t want to address the media.
Nancy Grace was already smearing them last night, delving into their criminal records. Shameful.
And many FReepers called the jury “cowards”.
God forbid any of them ever needs a jury, I hope they get a fair, open-minded jury.