A jury system corresponds to a group of twelve people, randomly selected, who sit in the courtroom, in both civil and criminal cases, to make decisions based on a set of facts presented to them. The twelve jurors know nothing about the case and are in no way connected to it. As presented in the U.S. District Court, jurors are asked to follow certain conduct during the trial. Jurors in the courtroom must pay close attention to testimony, must be open-minded, not let their prejudices dictate their verdicts, and must render a verdict based on their best judgment to conduct a fair trial. In 12 Angry Men, before the jurors retire to deliberate, the judge reminds the jurors of their duty to deliberate carefully and sincerely. However, several actions and reflections demonstrate that the deliberation does not proceed as it should, the jurors neglect their responsibilities. First, before the jurors sit down, some of them talk to each other about the trial while it is not allowed. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essayIn fact, Juror 3 and Juror 7 share with Juror 2 and Juror 10 respectively their opinion of the trial. While juror 3 complains that the trial lasted 6 days in vain (which could imply that juror 3 did not listen carefully to the trial) juror 7 characterizes the suspect's statement as false and juror 10 disagrees agreement with him by implying that they are dealing with a liar. The U.S. District Court specifies that jurors should not discuss the case with each other before deliberation. Jurors can influence each other, which could lead to one of them not rendering the verdict based on his or her best judgment, as required by the Court. Then, the U.S. District Court clearly says that individual jurors are prohibited from visiting the “scene of an accident or any incident therein.” But Juror 8, the night before the deliberation, had purchased a knife, similar to the one used to kill the victim, in a shop near the crime scene. Juror 8 may not have visited the crime scene but may have purchased the knife at the same store where the suspect purchased his; which may have influenced his opinion. Juror 8 is not using the facts given to him but is conducting his own research. Jurors are not allowed to draw conclusions from “private sources of information.” Third, throughout the trial, jurors will demonstrate how their judgments are based solely on prejudice because the suspect comes from a poor neighborhood and is not American. From the perspective of the jurors in 12 Angry Men, we can conclude that the functioning of the jury system may not always be respected and that jurors may not always obey the law and the instructions given to them. 12 Angry Men may have revealed a failure in the jury system. Charles A. Thatcher, in his article published in The North American Review, exposed this possible failure of the jury system. As Mr Thatcher explains, twelve men are randomly selected and all come from different backgrounds with different stories, which influence their opinions. Mr Thatcher also explains that jurors may not be attentive while sitting in the courtroom because they are only thinking about their own business outside the courtroom, and for some of them time may be running out. This can be seen in the movie 12 Angry Men when Juror 7 states that he wants to leave the room soon.