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

concerned with delivering the young man suspected guilty of murder an equal deliberation. Juror Ten exhibits an exceptional amount of prejudice tendencies towards the suspect. He continues to go on to rant about how violent and ruthless “these people” are and he is certain of this fact because he lived among them his whole life. His bias presumption of the young man takes control on how he will vote guilty or not guilty.
The justice system in America continues to be tainted because of minds similar to the group of jurors. People like Juror Ten allow their prejudice personal beliefs to distract them from delivering a fair trial to every man regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation. This play will continue to remain relevant because it exposes the truth that race matters. No matter how hard us people try to deny this fact. The race of someone will play a significant role on how they are treated and approached.
The plot of Twelve Angry Men shows similar traits to the George Zimmerman vs. the late Trayvon Martin case. Six women were chosen to be a part of the jury group to determine whether or not George Zimmerman would be charge of murder of the fatal shooting that left 17 year old Trayvon Martin dead. The jury consisted of five white women and one minority who was later determined to be a Puerto Rican woman by the name of Maddy. At the first sight of reading this article, she quickly reminded me of Juror Three who changed his decision to follow the likes of the other jurors.
The jury group being of five white women and one minority wasn’t a fair deliberation.

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

justice.
Despite the change in time, the play Twelve Angry Men still holds a striking amount of relevance within how the justice system is still operated today. Although, some aspects have changed there is still a bias tendency on how justice is delivered. The play allows people to view how the men’s personal prejudice and past experiences impact the decision they are going to make between a person living or dying. This captivating play should continue to be embraced in school to educate the students on how reality of the judicial system and how justice isn’t always served.