FREE ESSAY ON 12 ANGRY MEN

12 ANGRY MEN

Every man put on trial is considered innocent until proven guilty. In 12 Angry Men this
theory can almost be considered false to the jurors involved in this murder case. But one
man can be credited with sticking to the innocent until proven guilty theory that most
likely saved a man's life. This juror must show 11 other jurors that he can prove with
enough valid evidence that this boy is be wrongfully accused of killing his father.
Reginald Rose shows us how that one mans integrity can prove to make a big difference in
a kid's life.
Juror #8 can be credited with saving someone's life. Under intense and hostile scrutiny
juror #8 is the only juror to vote not guilty on the stabbing death of a boy's father. #8
doesn't believe straight out that this boy is innocent of this crime. #8 believes that it
would wrong to send a boy off to be executed without discussing it first. 
Jurors #3 and #10 are the most hostile of the jurors. They believe deep down that this
boy killed his father. They believe that everything they heard in the courtroom holds
true and they don't really want to see this kid live any longer. Juror #8 still had
reasonable doubt about the murder. He doesn't want to vote guilty until he has enough
evidence that this boy did indeed kill his father. 
Many different points are made about the boy who supposedly stabbed his father, that are
cross examined well by juror #8 who still stands alone at not guilty. All of the evidence
that the 11 jurors found contains flaws in them. For instance the woman who supposedly
witnessed the stabbing wasn't wearing her glasses. Also the stab wound in the boys father
was made so that a taller man or boy could have made that type of wound with a
switchblade knife. When these key pieces of evidence becomes clearer to the 11 jurors we
start to see jurors questioning there own guilty vote. #9 is the second juror to vote
guilty, because he too has some reasonable doubt. As more evidence is put on the table
the 12 jurors come together and decide that this boy is innocent. 
In conclusion, juror #8 believes that every person is innocent until proven guilty. He
was given many pieces of key evidence that showed this boys guilt but the evidence was
examined carefully, and as more evidence was put out more jurors believed this boy was
indeed innocent bringing them all together to believe this boys innocence
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