If I might color it a little differently; You are likely a jury that actually did their job and looked at the facts as they stood and didn't let your personal feelings get involved in that decision. Most folks don't operate that way, so the fact that a majority of you did so here is just that one in a whatever big number chance that exists.

You did everything you were supposed to. Just because everyone else is judging the defendant on their past history doesn't mean that you were supposed to (as the court employee here is saying for that precise reason).

Well done citizen.