Nullification Crisis

The movie, 12 Angry Men is about twelve white men deciding the jail sentence of an 18-year old boy who has allegedly committed murder by killing his father. If the men do decide the boy is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt then the boy will be sent to an electric chair for a death sentence. In the very few scenes of the movie all the jurors are summoned into one room and standing towards the door. Juror number 1, also known as the foreman is the leader of the deliberation. He tells everyone to…

The Importance in the Unrecognized The written word is a particularly powerful weapon against mankind 's baser impulses, being especially effective whenever translated into visual format. Playwrights, filmmakers, creators all have the ability to tap into the creative power that lets them hold in their hands the capability to begin wars, mold society and incite outcries for justice. Reginald Rose was a man who effectively approached social and economic issues using art and theater to enlighten…

In his old age he is able to maintain quiet and observant disposition throughout the play which allows him to catch minor details which others may have overlooked. His observation of the old man witness demonstrates his own experience as an old man who has never been recognised until he was called to participate in a jury. This is affirmed when he says: “I think I know him better than anyone here. This is a quiet old man…newspapers.”(Act 1 page 27) The wisdom of the 9th juror which has developed…

“Trial by Jury Should Be Abolished.” Christie Davies delivers the strongly opinionated purpose of her essay immediately in the title. The author believes that no institution would last if its decisions were made by a jury. She supports this belief by saying that jurors are not actually randomly selected and that jurors make wrong decisions. She also thinks that judge and jury should switch places. The author makes these claims without much factual support to back them up. While the essay may…

In the play, 12 Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, the characters of this story appear to be nothing more than average people picked to stand and listen to a case of a boy accused of homicide. As the characters are supposed to leave personal issues at the door of the case, some appear to use them against the boy. Using these imperfect jurors, people can see how that when insecurities, flaws, and the law form together, the justice system can be found. The justice system is neither perfect nor is it…

What if you were on trial for first degree murder? In the movie 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose, a young eighteen year old male was on trial for supposedly murdering his own father. The twelve men on the jury were faced with different opinions and facts that questioned their morals and values in life. I feel as if this movie did have “worth” in my life. I think the movie had worth because no one should ever be stereotyped, judged, and accused based on what other people say. I feel strongly about…

The fate of a young 19 year-old man accused of murdering his father was between 12 jurors and their arguments on weather or not the young man was guilty or not guilty. In this case the 8th Juror can be seen as the hero and the protagonist as he was the only juror to give some reasoning behind his vote and actually use his mentality in this risk taking decision. The next three paragraphs state how the 8th Juror is a hero by Standing alone to his beliefs and reasonable doubt and voting not guilty…

The play is set in a New York City Court of Law jury room. The play opens to the empty jury room, and the Judge’s voice is heard. The judge is giving a set of final instructions to the twelve jurors. It’s a murder case, the jurors have to find if the boy is guilty for the murder of his own father and that if it requires sentence for the defend to be death penalty. After all these instructions and all other things that jurors did taking a short break, complaint about the room it’s hot, without…

One example of logical fallacy that was used in the film, 12 Angry Men, was hasty generalization. Hasty generalization is a fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence. An argument based on a hasty generalization always proceeds from the particular to the general. Hasty generalization usually rests behind a stereotype, which a person or event is treated as typical of a whole class. In the film, Juror Ten used this fallacy, he categorized the…

In the portrayal of “Twelve angry Men” written by Reginald Rose, the spectator is presented to a jury made up of twelve men. The jurors are being forced to come to an agreement of whether or not a nineteen-year-old boy, who grew up in the slums, is guilty of stabbing his father in the chest with a switchblade knife. Throughout the play an onlooker can see juror nine change from being quiet and reserved into a bold speaker that is key in the outcome of the verdict. It is obvious that juror nine…