The majority of people have different biases on everything. They choose what they want to understand or comprehend. Which can be controversial, since the bias most used in this book is racially profiling. Another bias that can be negative, is holding onto grudges. In the twelve angry men, a trial is occurring with a young boy. The trial is about a nine-teen year old boy who is going to get the death penalty if found guilty of brutally murdering his father. The twelve angry men represent the jurors. Jurors have to make a decision if the boy is guilty or not. Juror 10 tends to make biased remarks about the boy and judges him without realizing it. Juror 10 wanted to send the boy to death row since he had wrongfully stereotyped the boy. Next, Juror 3 bias is
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When he was eight years old, he ran away from a fight. I saw him. I was so ashamed of myself. I told him right out, "I'm gonna make a man out of you or I'm gonna bust you up into little pieces trying." When he was fifteen, he hit me in the face. He's big, you know? I haven't seen him in three years. Rotten Kids. I hate tough kids!” (Rose 21) This biased Juror 3 has made him so stubborn he pours his hatred on the nine-teen year old by saying he is guilty. This bias is called anchoring, in which people who have not yet been fully healed can move forward and can put this guilt onto others. He also tells the other jurors that they shouldn’t be so sensitive. Another example of bias being shown is racially profiling. In the beginning, Juror 10 makes racial remarks about the boy and why he most likely committed the crime. Which isn’t a good bias since it avoids the actual facts rather than just judging based on race. In the text it states, “TEN”. Look at the kind of people they are—you know them.” (Rose 13). Him making this remark just shows how he views this race and automatically associates them as criminals. These examples show how much bias can change a person's
When he was eight years old, he ran away from a fight. I saw him. I was so ashamed of myself. I told him right out, "I'm gonna make a man out of you or I'm gonna bust you up into little pieces trying." When he was fifteen, he hit me in the face. He's big, you know? I haven't seen him in three years. Rotten Kids. I hate tough kids!” (Rose 21) This biased Juror 3 has made him so stubborn he pours his hatred on the nine-teen year old by saying he is guilty. This bias is called anchoring, in which people who have not yet been fully healed can move forward and can put this guilt onto others. He also tells the other jurors that they shouldn’t be so sensitive. Another example of bias being shown is racially profiling. In the beginning, Juror 10 makes racial remarks about the boy and why he most likely committed the crime. Which isn’t a good bias since it avoids the actual facts rather than just judging based on race. In the text it states, “TEN”. Look at the kind of people they are—you know them.” (Rose 13). Him making this remark just shows how he views this race and automatically associates them as criminals. These examples show how much bias can change a person's