The Twelve Angry Men
A nineteen-year-old boy has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the twelve jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. This drama explores the lives of a dozen American men from very diverse backgrounds as they are forced to decide whether a young man accused of homicide is innocent or guilty. For several of them, thoughtful discourse is unfamiliar and the jurors find their greatest challenge in confronting each other. But, by this single man's reasonable hesitation to condemn a man for life imprisonment, caused the rest of the jurors to betray their own prejudices and re-examine the facts in this thoughtful drama. Jury panels are generally supposed to be a panel of twelve people that are "representatives" of the community. The jurors are really the most important participants in a criminal trial. The sole purpose of a jury is to come to a relevant verdict in regards to the facts presented in a case. In reaching a verdict, the jury must be unanimous. That is, every juror must agree with the verdict because, it is not reached through what we
This case portrayed in "Twelve Angry Men" provides its audience with a realistic view and reflection of the issues and concerns faced by juries. It gives us an idea with a basic outline of the process that the jury panels must go through and it also raises questions that stir controversy and uncertainty in the audience's mind. This case could happen today, because the personalities of the people that the jury in this case are real and evident in many people of today's society. Society and the government would like to be able to trust that jurors will go about a trial fairly and appropriately, but the likelihood of that is very prone. Their personal characteristics, emotions, beliefs and prejudices can and will affect the decisions they conform. It is a normal performance in the mind of man. It's completely natural for man to act upon beliefs and emotions as well as prejudices that emanate from a case, and not take in the facts and evidence that has been dispensed to him/her. During this course of time the jurors spent an abounding amount of time discussing the trial at hand. They made a good effort to discuss all aspects of the case and the murder itself. Opportunely, the jury discussion involved was a logical and advantageous one. It allowed all twelve jurors to mentally and verbally debate their beliefs, and pursue onward from the other jurors' responses to a reasonable conclusion. Although in this case the jurors were able to discuss the beliefs and ideas amongst themselves, in many other cases it is more than likely that a jury will not sit down and logically argue all aspects of a case. Not because they lack the knowledge and ability to do so, but more because they are not willing to. Many people fit the description of the jurors on the panel for this trial. They have similar prejudices, emotions, personalities and conflicts with society that can affect their purpose and opinion of a trial they are involved in. generally think of as the democratic process, in which the outcome is decided by the majority. Where there are differences of opinion amongst the jurors, each juror should listen carefully and with an open mind to all other points of view. When this is done, a una
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Approximate Word count = 1482
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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