There are two main characteristics of the 10th juror that influence his verdict. The first is that juror 10 is prejudiced against the defendant (most likely he is racist, but we can not be 100% sure). The second is that he is uncaring and impatient.
The first time we get a glimpse of juror 10's prejudice is on page 7 when he says "It's the element. I'm telling you they let those kids run wild up there. Well, maybe it serves them right." He believes that anyone coming from a poor neighborhood is less than human. We can see right from the start that the verdict that the defendant is undoubtedly 'guilty' is locked in his mind simply because he has a personal grudge against people like the defendant. Next, on page 10 and 14, he stat
Therefore it can be seen how Juror 10's prejudice and impatience influence his verdict without considering the facts of the case. Juror 10 views the defendant as a lying piece of trash and does not take his place in the jury seriously.
Juror 10 is an impatient and uncaring/unconcerned person. It is made clear by viewing his lines that Juror 10 does not take his part on the jury seriously and only wants to reach a consensus as quickly as possible. His reason is quickly found on page 22 when he states, "I got three garages of mine going to pot while your talking. Let's get done and get outa here." On page 34 he impatiently asks, "What's the idea of wasting everybody's time here?" Clearly he just wants to get back to his garages; he selfishly f
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