re: Vandy Rape Case Declared Mistrial

As an old fart I've been called to jury duty many times. The closest I've come to serving was for a murder trial. Yay, says me. Inexplicably, I made the final 14. After several in-depth questions about all of our acquaintances that went on for several hours, a fellow juror raises her hand and says, "I'm sorry, but is this Joe Blow that lives out on Oak Ridge Road you're talking about?"
DA: "Yes ma'am, it is. Have you heard of him?"
Juror: "Oh yes, I know him very well, and I can tell you..."
DA: "That's fine, ma'am. No need to say anything else."
Juror: "... that I'll believe anything you tell me about him, because..."
DA: "Please, ma'am. That's fine. No need to..."
Juror: "... he's no damn good. Never has been. If you say he murdered somebody, I believe it."
DA: "Sigh..."

and then we were all dismissed.