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The Role Of Judgment In Twelve Angry Men

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In “Twelve Angry Men” an issue that is brought up is the issue of judging someone solely based on their appearance and background. Jurors were ready to sentence a young adult male to jail time simply because he ‘looked guilty’. Without even discussing his case, the evidence given, or the witnesses statements a person's fate was to be sealed solely based on his outward appearance and where he lived. Which was absurd because both of those elements were out of the defendant's control. When we put that into consideration we see how dangerous the power of judgement really is. It's easier to judge someone then it is trying to understand them. Some of the jurors were so convinced the defendant was guilty because he came from a rough
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