That's one of the major difficulties with the current legal system--the pittance paid to the jurors is so far below even minimum wage that nobody has any impetus to want to stay as a juror.

This can lead to many difficulties with people saying "Let's get this done and over with"--which only exacerbates the tendency the general public has to avoid thinking at all costs.

No disrespect intended, but I dare say most of the reason that you were able to convince the others to find him not guilty [ by reason of lack of evidence ] is not because they had a revelation of "Innocent until proven guilty" or "we need to have actual evidence to convict him", but because they recognized that you weren't going to back down, and they'd be stuck there until either they caved or you did--the "I'm not getting paid to argue this ****".

Still, good for you for actually using what's between your ears. If only the rest of the world would do the same.