Juror #8: [taking a cough drop that Juror #2 offered him]
There's something else I'd like to talk about for a minute. Thanks. I think
we've proved that the old man couldn't have heard the boy say "I'm gonna
kill you", but supposing he did...
Juror #10: [interrupting] You didn't prove it at all.
What're you talking about?
Juror #8: But supposing he really *did* hear it. This
phrase, how many times have all of us used it? Probably thousands. "I
could kill you for that, darling." "Junior, you do that once more and
I'm gonna kill you." "Get in there, Rocky, and kill him!"...
See, we say it every day. That doesn't mean we're gonna kill anyone.
Juror #3: Wait a minute, what are you trying to give us
here? The phrase was "I'm gonna kill you"; the kid yelled it at the
top of his lungs... Don't tell me he didn't mean it! Anybody says a thing like
that the way he said it, they mean it!
Juror #2: Well, gee now, I don't know.
[Everyone looks at #2]
Juror #2: I remember I was arguing with the guy I work next
to at the bank a couple of weeks ago. He called me an idiot, so I yelled at
him.
Juror #3: [pointing at #8] Now listen, this guy's tryin' to
make you believe things that aren't so! The kid said he was gonna kill him, and
he *did* kill him!
Juror #8: Let me ask you this: do you really think the kid
would shout out a thing like that so the whole neighborhood could hear him? I
don't think so; he's much to bright for that.
Juror #10: Bright? He's a common, ignorant slob. He don't
even speak good English.
Juror #11: [looking up] He *doesn't* even speak good
English.
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