From 1957, in black and white. Twelve jurors start to deliberate
What’s to argue about, they say? Its an open and shut case
And that kid is totally guilty, right?
Not so fast, says Juror 8. We have to talk this out, there’s a man’s life at stake.
“Whattya talkin’? He had bought the same switchblade knife as the murder weapon, right?
Oh yeah, says Juror 8? I walked over to that neighborhood and found the same knife at the first place I looked- and here is what I bought?
So what, ok, throw out the knife, what about the person who heard him say ‘I’ll kill you’?
That doesn’t prove anything, says Juror 8. One of the other jurors starts to argue with him- hey, I’m gonna miss the ballgame on account of commies like you! ‘Juror 8 replies’- don’t you think its worth taking the time here’? other juror says ‘you keep talking like that , I’ll kill YOU’
Exactly, says juror 8. Two people swayed, still 10 to 2
More facts- how loud is the train? Could someone have gotten to the door fast enough to see what they claimed to have seen? More jurors swayed, now 11 not guilty, 1 guilty.
What about the eyewitness? From the other side of the train tracks, she saw at midnight thru the windows of the passing train? Ah, says an old man on the jury, but there are marks on her nose! Marks? From what? From wearing glasses? So what , she wears glasses? To bed, tho? Aha! Remaining juror starts to reminiscence about his kid, the one that doesn’t talk to him anymore. He takes out the kid’s picture, ..damn kid, rotten, starts to tear up the picture, stops, and realized its his issues with his kid that he’s feeling, not the defendant . not guilty, he sobs, and the picture is over. They don’t make em any better, not now, not ever.
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