Eyewitness In 12 Angry Men
Analysis of voice recognition and eyewitness testimonies
The film 12 Angry Men is about a murder trial conducted in a courtroom. The judge gave the jury its final instruction telling them that a guilty verdict will result in a death sentence for the defendant, an 18-year-old boy who was accused of murdering his father using a knife! One juror had a personal connection with the case. He has not seen his son for more than two years. He claims that the young boy is guilty and that all young kids are criminals. The juror has bias towards the trial because he see his son in the young boy. Out of the twelve jurors, eleven jurors voted for conviction. Another juror states that he has doubts about the case and hopes to give the boy a favorable decision. The young boy had a hard life living in the slum. A third juror claims that each of the …show more content…
Normative conformity is when a group of people is pressure due to a person wanting to fit in the group. An example of this is Asch line study. Informative conformity is when a person is not clear of the situation and compares their behavior with the group. An example of this is sheriff’s study.There was indication that conformity played a role in the jury’s decision. One of the jurors at first did not have a lot to say and seem indecisive as to whether or not the boy was guilty. He definitely had some doubts, but went along with the rest of the jurors because of all the pressure. The eldest juror votes but later changes his mind suggesting he went along with the rest of the jurors. Compare to another juror who also went with the other jurors’ opinions of voting not guilty. When they found the boy guilty, he also voted guilty but when the jurors changes to not guilty his mind changes to not guilty as well. However, he changed his plea for superficial reason so he conformed more because of normative influence. He did not believe the boy was guilty at
The film 12 Angry Men is about a murder trial conducted in a courtroom. The judge gave the jury its final instruction telling them that a guilty verdict will result in a death sentence for the defendant, an 18-year-old boy who was accused of murdering his father using a knife! One juror had a personal connection with the case. He has not seen his son for more than two years. He claims that the young boy is guilty and that all young kids are criminals. The juror has bias towards the trial because he see his son in the young boy. Out of the twelve jurors, eleven jurors voted for conviction. Another juror states that he has doubts about the case and hopes to give the boy a favorable decision. The young boy had a hard life living in the slum. A third juror claims that each of the …show more content…
Normative conformity is when a group of people is pressure due to a person wanting to fit in the group. An example of this is Asch line study. Informative conformity is when a person is not clear of the situation and compares their behavior with the group. An example of this is sheriff’s study.There was indication that conformity played a role in the jury’s decision. One of the jurors at first did not have a lot to say and seem indecisive as to whether or not the boy was guilty. He definitely had some doubts, but went along with the rest of the jurors because of all the pressure. The eldest juror votes but later changes his mind suggesting he went along with the rest of the jurors. Compare to another juror who also went with the other jurors’ opinions of voting not guilty. When they found the boy guilty, he also voted guilty but when the jurors changes to not guilty his mind changes to not guilty as well. However, he changed his plea for superficial reason so he conformed more because of normative influence. He did not believe the boy was guilty at