Our decision ultimately came down to the facts, not the politics. The choice by the D.A. to take this particular case to trial seemed clearly politically motivated, but our only concern (as far as I could tell) was balancing justice for the defendant and the victim as it related to the incident.

Ah, yes, jury nullification.

Knowing about it is your civic duty, but if you let on that you've heard of it, they'll kick you off the jury