Justice In 12 Angry Men

It’s the hottest day of the year in New York City, and 12 clammy men, who were put on a jury, are locked into a room, where the fan doesn’t work and the windows stick, to discuss the case of an 18 year old accused of murder. In the opening scene, the judge states that is it a first degree murder and if found guilty the teenager will receive the death penalty. The 18 year old is accused of killing his father with a “one of a kind” switch blade. The 12 jurors must decide if there is enough evidence to convict the teen of murder. When the initial vote is taken it is 11-1. The one vote for not guilty is juror eight, whose real name is Davis. He is a well-spoken man, wore a suit and tie and had his dark hair slicked back for the trial. Davis admits that he doesn’t know if the teen is innocent but says he could be. In the movie 12 Angry Men, Juror eight shows true justice
He first bring up the “one of a kind” switch blade that killed the father; Davis pulls out the exact same switch blade that he found at a store only a few blocks away from where the crime took place. The 11 other jurors were shocked that he had that and gasped in amazement and even stood up to examine it up close. When talking about the time it would have taken the old man to walk from his bed to the door, 12 feet, then down the hall to the front door another 43 feet, and a bad leg had to have taken longer than 15 seconds. Davis sets up chairs around the room about how long each walk would be and has juror 2, time him while he walks around acting like he is the old man at home. The time ends up being 41 seconds exact, showing that the old man could not have gotten to the door in time to see the teen leaving the house. As Davis is proving his point, he sweats