It is a matter of life and death and it is all up to twelve people. According to Johnnie Cochran “If it doesn’t make sense‚ you should find for the defense.” If the facts that are presented by the prosecution are not clear then the jury should vote the defendant not guilty. One may disagree with this statement because if the evidence that is presented in court is unclear‚ and then the jury grants the defendant not guilty and the defendant really did commit the crime then there is a criminal on the
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12 Angry Men is a story of twelve jurors responsible for deliberating and deciding the fate of a teenage boy accused of murdering his father. Although it seems to the jurors that the boy is unquestionably guilty‚ one juror (Juror 8) speaks out against the comfortable groupthink of the other jurors. Juror 8‚ Henry Fonda‚ approaches the issue from a teamwork point of view‚ and over and over again gains acceptance his views as he calmly and realistically discusses what he believed are inconsistencies
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Stereotypes use generalisations to characterise people‚ and 10th juror is particularly prone to stereotyping the defendant based on socio-economic background. He regularly makes generalised statements about ’those people’ (p.6)‚ without ever justifying his opinions with concrete details. Examples include: .I’m tellin’ you they let the kids run wild up there’ (p.6). . ’... You’re not going to tell us that we’re supposed to believe that kid‚ knowing what he is. Listen‚ I’ve lived among ’em all
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Don’t Believe Everything You Hear 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose is a twisting story where a son is accussed of stabbing his father to death. Twelve strangers are told to listen to this court case and are then stuck in a small‚ hot room where they are told to decide on a verdict‚ whether or not the kid lives or dies. The jury finally decides on the verdict of : Not Guilty. Three major facts that influence the juries agreement that the accussed is not guilty include doubts of the murder weapon‚ doubts
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unacceptable. Still‚ most people possess rudiments of these negative stereotypes and let them alter their attitudes (Weiten‚ 2017). In reference “12 Angry Men”‚ Juror 10 almost condemned an innocent to the death penalty due to his tactless and strong racial tendencies. His attitude associated the boy with a negative stereotype and clouded his logical judgment (12 Angry Men‚ 1957). Individuals tend to disassociate themselves from this phenomenon‚ claiming they are immune from this biased perception occurring
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12 ANGRY MEN‚ A STUDY 12 ANGRY MEN A STUDY 12 Angry men a beautifully directed and produced movie‚ there are no 3D special effects or Pixar bunnies hopping out under beds with machine guns blasting. Yet the movie itself can entrance the viewer with nothing but the use of black coloring and personal feelings of justice over vengeance. This movie is so powerful and gripping that it as it takes the viewer on its journey that only question left is the very one at
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Twelve Angry Men The American legal system‚ based on the ancient idea of “innocent‚ until proven guilty;” has its share of advantages and disadvantages. They all serve to build a system that has suffered years of trials and tribulations‚ having lost much of their usefulness in today’s world. The cornerstone of the American legal system is the “trial by jury‚” in which a citizen who has been accused of a crime‚ has the right to be judged by a group of his fellow citizens‚ who will have the evidence
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The setting of the play enhances the tension among the men. discuss. 800-1000 words In his play‚ 12 Angry Men‚ Reginald Rose reveals how the confined space of the jury room is not only hot weather wise but hot because of the heated exchanges and the tension. The descriptive nature of Rose’s writing depicts the immense pressure that the jurors are under and the below par conditions they are given to make a life or death decision for the boy. Rose recognises that even though there may be tension and
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Group Dynamics in 12 Angry Men In the 1957 classic 12 Angry Men‚ group dynamics are portrayed through a jury deliberation. Group dynamics is concerned with the structure and functioning of groups as well as the different types of roles each character plays. In the film‚ twelve men are brought together in a room to decide whether a boy is guilty of killing his father. The personality conflicts‚ the joint effort and the functioning of several minds together to search for the truth are just a few
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are necessary to know. Social facts are patterns of behavior that characterize a social group‚ which includes values‚ norms‚ and sanctions. In the movie‚ 12 Angry Men‚ the jury as a group is an example of a culture in which social facts can be described. The values of the jurors in 12 Angry Men seem to be along the same lines. Most of the men value that the way they dress at work must be presentable. Their idea of what is desirable in life is to be successful. The group’s values differ when it comes
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