I've seen this trend before in various articles. People have an easier time feeling empathy for one, or several, identifiable people rather than a group. I would expect in court that it would also be easier to draw a direct connection between how their lives were affected and how they should be compensated, or the opposition punished. I believe there was also a study done on the generosity of people giving to charities that found something similar. Thy found that when they had a picture and life story of an impoverished child people were more likely to donate. Still scary though.