12 Angry Jurors

      Walking into the court room, I lost count on how many times I have been here I can almost call it home. I come across 10 Men who are all here for one purpose. I mind my own business getting ready to start our discussion, hoping for this case to be solved. We call upon a vote to see where everyone’s opinion is favored. #1: guilty, #2: guilty, #3: guilty, #4: guilty all the way up to #7 everyone was guilty. Juror # 8 says not guilty, everyone in the room shouts in shock and astonishment. As his claim being established I was next after him and didn’t know whether to agree with him or agree with the whole room. I went with my heart and agreed with juror #8 because there wasn’t enough evidence to sentence the young man to death. Well everyone else voted guilty after me, making me and juror #8 the only defenders. As we discussed the case in abroad everyone was trying to change our opinion stating cheap evidence from the scene and bringing up peoples perspectives from the crime. Some of the evidence did make me want to change my mind but deep down I knew that we were right as to the young man not being guilty. The opposing knuckleheads in the room did not want to give up on the case even after juror #8 did a demonstration of what could have happened in the crime scene. Slowly the votes started to change; jurors were getting what I call a change of mind. As time came clashing down the rain started to pour and night began. All the jurors except for juror # 2 agreed with each other on the young man not being guilty, it took some time for him to be convinced just because he was using a life experience with something similar to the crime. He then gave up, admitting that he was convinced. I was glad that we could come up with a definite answer after that brilliant gentle man, juror #8 got to the bottom of everything of course with a little of my help. When everything was done and settled, outside I shake #8’s hand thanking him for the opportunity to have him at my side during the discussion. This changes my outlook from now on to never agree with the majority of a crowd just because you may think their right, always follow what your heart says and defend that.