Wait. Because they have not come back with a verdict as rapidly as you would have liked, they're "rag-tag morons??" C'mon. They sat and listened to a complicated case (with MUCH subterfuge added) for over four months. They asked intelligent and thoughtful questions. They could not even talk about it---with anyone--until a handful of days ago.
Now, they have mountains of evidence to go through. They have forms to make sure they comply with the law. They have heavy hearts to unburden by talking with the only other people in the entire WORLD in their position.
The emotional and physical well-being of these people has been compromised by sitting on this jury. (Talk about PTSD! They've seen images they can't un-see; they've heard horrors they can't unhear; that we've willingly chosen to do the same is immaterial. They've been burdened with a difficult job----and are being criticized for the way they're doing it, by people who have NO idea who they are, how they work, and the conclusion they will reach.) Now, imagine what they will face once the verdict is in---either way they go. They will be bombarded by the media. They will see evidence that was withheld. (If you want to decry something in our system, focus on rules of evidence that kept these things from then, rather than the pace of a jury deliberating a months-long case.) They will have to carry their decision on their hearts and consciences the rest of their lives. Lives that will never be the same.
"Rag-tag morons" is harsh and inappropriate. This jury has very clearly has taken this job very, very seriously. They've given up months of their lives. The least we can do--despite our impatience--is afford them the time to reach a decision they can live with for the rest of their lives, sparing them judgment until we know what that decision is.
