Juror 8

In the film Twelve Angry Men by Sidney Lumet, a boy is put on trial for the murder of his father. There were twelve jurors at the trial, and eleven of them thought the boy was guilty in the beginning. Juror Eight, Mr. Davis, was the only one that stood up for the boy in the trial and was the first to vote “not guilty” saving the boy's life. Mr. Davis is passionate about finding the truth about who killed the man. He gives specific reasons for why the boy could not have killed his father and explains his reasons so everyone can understand. Juror Eight had the courage to stand up for his beliefs about the boy and continuously tried to persuade the other jurors to look at the bigger picture and see between the lines. Mr. Davis rarely raised his

When Jurors Three and Twelve begin playing a game of tic tac toe during the trial, Mr. Davis is quick to refocus them. He “stands up and snatches the paper away” (Rose 14). This quickly refocused everyone so they could continue the debate and conclude the trial. Similarly, when Juror Seven wanted a fast trial because he had tickets to the baseball game later that night, Juror Eight makes sure he slows down to look at the facts of the case. Unlike the other jurors, Mr. Davis looks past the fact that the boy is from the slums. He reminds everyone of the stereotypes placed on the boy from day one; he is expected to be angry and violent so when he was accused of murder no one thought twice about it. According to the article, Employee engagement as a mediator between transformational leadership and intention to quit, “In the situation of organizational change, the transformational leader has the task of continuously stimulating others to follow new ideas, behaving in a way which motivates and inspires followers.” (Badawy 39). Mr. Davis is exceptional at this; he challenges the other jurors to look past the boys' background and follow the facts, which eventually leads to a not guilty verdict. Mr. Davis proposed the idea that someone other than the boy could have killed the man, and he listened to the ideas of the group, even though he did not completely agree with