I've been on jury duty a couple of times. It is astounding how stupid the average person really is. Arguing with stupid people is sometimes something avoidable in life but not on jury duty. It's always boils down to something like, "I don't care what the facts are, this is what I think anyway." Well then you shouldn't be on jury duty. Your job as a juror is very clearly laid out. You consider the facts presented to you and you base your decision on those facts and that is all. It doesn't matter what you heard happened to your sister, brother, father, mother, a friend of a friend of a friend or anyone one else.