The Capture Of Justice In Twelve Angry Men By Reginald Rose

Twelve Angry Men written by Reginald Rose was composed to capture how one man’s refusal to conform to the prejudice decision of others prevented a miscarriage of justice. The play centers Juror Eight, who was the first to speak out against the unfair deliberation of the verdict holding out in an 11-1 guilty vote. Juror Eight voices that he is determined to prove the other jurors wrong for their bias deliberation. And yearns for the men to carefully and logically decide whether the young man placed on trial for murder is actually guilty. He advises the men to leave their personal prejudices or biases tendencies behind to provide the courts with an equitable verdict. Reginald Rose provides us readers with the exhilarating opportunity of being able to listen in on the jurors mindsets and critical thinking in order to sufficiently determine a conclusion. Many of the men were not

The five white women refused to acknowledge that race played a factor in the murder of Trayvon Martin and favored George Zimmerman without logically going over the case. People who are blind to racism are just as bad as the people who openly perpetuate it. Maddy expressed within the article that the decision was already made, she held out a 5-1 not guilty vote for nine hours fighting hard to stand her ground. Eventually, she felt as if she had no choice but to shamefully agree with the rest of the jurors. After George Zimmerman was acquitted of the murder, Maddy released a statement stattng, “Its hard for me to sleep, it’s hard for me to eat, because I feel I was forcefully included in Trayvon Martin’s death..As I carry him on my back, I’m hurting as much as Travyon Martin’s mother because there’s no way that any mother should feel that pain.” Maddy has expressed that the American judicial system has yet again left the black community disappointed with the unserving of proper