Thinking about the public reaction to the Casey Anthony trial: How would you deal with a public backlash if you were on a jury that delivered an unpopular verdict?
In this case, the judge has the sense not to release the identities of the individual jurors. But, that may not always happen.
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2011-...tes-public-rage...social media sites provided a platform and a large audience for a decibel level of vitriol seldom seen before.
The threats, both veiled and blatant, were disturbing enough to make the judge hold off on releasing jurors' names...