I have served on many jury panels over the years (including one organized crime federal case which lasted about 2 months) and I couldn’t agree more.
At times there are only one or two people on a jury panel who have any seichel but you wield a lot of power because verdicts have to be unanimous and if you are strong and don’t cave in to the leftist liberals, then at least you will reach a compromise rather than have the perpetrator a walk home. On the other hand, if you feel that the party should not be found guilty, then of course, you go the other way.