There are many examples in the world that prove that the U.S. has a broken judicial system. To Kill A Mockingbird and 12 angry men convey this message very strongly. Tom Robinson’s case and the boy’s case are the examples in the story that show how the American Judicial system is broken. By comparing Tom Robinson and the boy’s unfortunate situations, similar jury’s , and opposite outcome we learn the American judicial system is truly broken and unreliable.
Both Tom Robinson and The boy suffer from unfortunate sets of events. Tom is wrongly accused of raping Mayella Ewell when he is a truly innocent man. The boy is accused of killing his father but there is something about that that doesn’t seem right. Juror 4 bring up the point that something doesn’t add up when he says, “I have a reasonable doubt”. The fact that both of these seemingly innocent could be taken to trial and be seen as guilty by so many people, shows that the Judicial system is broken. Another piece of evidence that shows the judicial system is broken is the jury in each movie. …show more content…
This is exposed when Atticus says “In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins. ”The boys jury is full of older white men when he is a younger boy who is a minority. Juror 8 exposes juror 10 when he says to him, “He’s one of them isn’t he?” Juror 8 continues to expose everybody when he says, “Prejudice always obscures the truth.” This poor choice of a jury shows how the judicial system is broken. Another example is how the outcome can vary in similar
Both Tom Robinson and The boy suffer from unfortunate sets of events. Tom is wrongly accused of raping Mayella Ewell when he is a truly innocent man. The boy is accused of killing his father but there is something about that that doesn’t seem right. Juror 4 bring up the point that something doesn’t add up when he says, “I have a reasonable doubt”. The fact that both of these seemingly innocent could be taken to trial and be seen as guilty by so many people, shows that the Judicial system is broken. Another piece of evidence that shows the judicial system is broken is the jury in each movie. …show more content…
This is exposed when Atticus says “In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins. ”The boys jury is full of older white men when he is a younger boy who is a minority. Juror 8 exposes juror 10 when he says to him, “He’s one of them isn’t he?” Juror 8 continues to expose everybody when he says, “Prejudice always obscures the truth.” This poor choice of a jury shows how the judicial system is broken. Another example is how the outcome can vary in similar