Other Zimmerman jurors issue statement distancing themselves from juror B37. Good call.

Courtesy of ABC News: 

Four members of the six-woman jury that found George Zimmerman not guilty of second degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of Trayvon Martin said today they do not share the opinions that a fifth juror in the case expressed in a TV interview. 

A juror identified only by her anonymous court ID of B37 and her face and body hidden in deep shadow said Monday on Anderson Cooper's CNN show, "AC360," that she believes Zimmerman's "heart was in the right place" when he became suspicious of Martin and that the teenager probably threw the first punch. 

Four other jurors, identified only by their court numbers -- B-51, B-76, E-6, and E-40 -- tonight released a statement through the Florida Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court, distancing themselves from B37's remarks. 

"We, the undersigned jurors, understand there is a great deal of interest in this case. But we ask you to remember that we are not public officials and we did not invite this type of attention into our lives," they said. "We also wish to point out that the opinions of Juror B-37, expressed on the Anderson Cooper show were her own, and not in any way representative of the jurors listed below." 

They indicated that reaching the not guilty verdict, which has ignited a storm of criticism and sparked protests in cities across the country, was not an easy decision. 

"Serving on this jury has been a highly emotional and physically draining experience for each of us," they wrote. "The death of a teenager weighed heavily on our hearts but in the end we did what the law required us to do. We appeal to the highest standards of your profession and ask the media to respect our privacy and give us time to process what we have been through."

You know the more I think about this case, especially after the revelations from this one big mouth juror that in the first vote during deliberations it was 3 not guilty; 2 manslaughter; 1 second-degree murder, the more I think that there was pressure put on the other half of the jury and that THIS juror in particular knew from the get go that she wanted Zimmerman to get off, and was probably already planning her media blitz and book writing gig.

You know we give a lot of credence to the idea of "a jury of our peers" but think about who those "peers" are for a minute. They are usually twelve, in this case six, people who either could not find a way to get out of jury duty or who want to be jurors. They are usually elderly, and in big cases Luddites who don't watch much television or surf the internet. 

So we put these elderly, unimaginative, uninformed individuals in a room and tell them to determine justice. All it takes is one strong willed juror, who refuses to change their mind, to wear down the rest, who only want to finally go home, and eventually you either get the verdict that the one has wanted all along or you get a hung jury and the process starts all over again.

I heard a prosecutor the other day say that "if you are an innocent person you want a trial in front of a judge, but if you are guilty you want on in front of a jury, because they are unpredictable."