FTA:<p>&gt; <i>The judge has already instructed us directly that we are not to do any research on the law while sitting on this jury. This is the first of several times I will violate those instructions.</i><p>Why do people do this? Why blatantly disregard the instructions of the judge when you&#x27;re tasked with determining the guilt or innocence of someone and potentially sending them to jail, ruining their professional career, etc?<p>To completely ignore the instructions of a judge when tasked with something this important should have much more severe consequences than being dismissed and causing a mistrial.