Tension In The Court Essay

The floor of the prisoners’ dock creaked as it plummeted underground. After ten minutes, it crawled up, groaning as if under the strain of enormous weight. The spectators in the gallery gasped as the disheveled heads of the six defiant prisoners emerged. The prisoners looked as if they had been in a ferocious scrimmage. Despite the shackles on their wrists and ankles, they stood, with overweening pride and nabob-like airs, albeit spattered with seabird droppings. Even though they wore identical beige uniforms, Stinguard was readily identifiable as the shortest prisoner. Otherwise, after being stripped of their lofty titles, they had little to distinguish themselves.
The tension in the court was palpable and soon exploded. Without warning, the spectators unleashed their fury at the prisoners. “Scum …show more content…
“Silence! We will have order in this court! There will be no more interruptions of this nature; otherwise, I will adjourn the court.” The spectators acquiesced with reluctance, and soon a respectful silence reigned in the courtroom such that they could even hear a pin drop. Meanwhile, the camera drone crept along the prisoners’ dock, showing close-up views of the each of the accused as Judge Harbottle continued the business of the court. “The prisoners are on trial for crimes against humanity,” she said. “As is their prerogative, each of the accused has chosen to represent himself or herself at this trial instead of procuring defense counsel. The first accused is Dr. Rod Stinguard, the former chief scientific officer of the Cancer Unit at the Greysville Quadrant Hospital, who engineered the viral vector. In addition, Dr. Stinguard was also a member of the board of directors of Rochester Manninghouse Pharmaceutical Corporation, which manufactured the viral vector. Please step forward. How do you plead, sir, to the charges of crimes against