Twelve Angry Men: 16-Year-Old Teenage Boy Is Guilty

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Laws are something that makes up a state. The laws are put in place for a reason and are meant to be followed. Some people follow the rules and others don’t. In the play Twelve Angry men a 16-year-old boy is convicted of committing the murder of his father. Based on the evidence presented in the play the teenage boy should be sentenced to death because it’s clear that he is guilty.

There are many reasons why the 16-year-old teenage boy is guilty. First of all he has lived in the slum for the 16 years of his life he has had. His father was also a criminal influencing his son to become one. The 16 – year-old boy has been arrested on several occations. The boy’s case was presented as a first-degree murder. There were 2 eyewitnesses. One that

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