Why Is Juror 11 Important

If your fate was to be peril wouldn't you want an opportunity to live it? Juror number eleven represents the best of our American justice system because he is open minded, fair, and he's experienced. Overall anyone who has their life on the line would want an individual such as juror eleven to be representing them for their futures sake. Juror eleven is shown was open minded when he claimed “We have a responsibility. This is a remarkable thing about democracy. That we are...ummmm... what is the word...Ah, notified! That we are notified by mail to come down to this place and decide on the guilt or innocence of a man we have not known before. We have nothing to gain or lose by our verdict. This is one of the reasons why we are strong. We should not make it …show more content…
If the gentleman wants to remain a secret-” (Reginald Rose 27) although he had been interrupted he also makes a point to say“Please. I would like to say something here. I have always thought that a man was entitled to have unpopular opinions in this country. This is the reason I came here. I wanted to have the right to disagree. In my own country, I am ashamed to say that…” (Reginald Rose 28). Through theses he purposes that ther not only does he respect the privacy of the other jurors but he also respects their opinions on the case, as he appreciates the opportunity to gain that respect himself.
Furthermore juror eleven hints that he empathizes to the others by saying “Please….i am used to this...it's alright. Thank you”. (Reginald Rose 47) also by directly saying "I can understand this sensitivity.” (Reginald Rose 48) the juror shows that he relates to injustice and gives the others all the more reason to swing their votes. These show how the juror can relate to the victim and how he takes the personal experience and relates it to the other jurors discrimination against the