way they talk.
When I was at his age I called
my father "Sir", that's right!
Ever hear a boy call his
father that anymore?
Fathers don't seem to think
that's important anymore.
- No? You got any kid?
- Two.
I got one.
He is 32.
We did everything in the world for
that boy that could happen.
When he was 9 he run away from a fight,
I saw him do it, I was so
ashamed I almost threw up.
And I said to him right straight out, I said
"I'm gonna make a man out of you
or I'm gonna bust you in half trying".
I made a man out of him alright.
When he was 16 we got into a battle,
he hit me in the face, big kid, ya know.
I haven't seen him in 14 years.
Rotten kid!
You work your heart out...
Well come on, let's get on with it.
I think... I think we're
missing the point here.
This boy, let's say he's a product
of a filthy neighbourhood
and a broken home, he can't help it,
we're here to decide whether
he's guilty or innocent of murder,
not to go into reasons why
he grew up this way.
He was born in a slum.
Slums are breeding grounds for
criminals, I know as a view it's no secret.
Slum big grounds are
potential menaces to society.
You can say that again!
Alright, kids who crawl out of these
places they're nothing but trash.
Hey, I don't want a think in the
world to do with them, I'm telling you.
I lived in a slum all my life!
I nursed that trash in Harlem
hospital six nights a week.
Hey, now, come on!
I used to play in a backyard that was full
of garbage, maybe it still smells on me!
Now, come on, why you got to go there...
- Let's be reasonable, there's nothing personal...
- There is something personal!
Now, now, let's not be so sensitive.
This kind of sensitivity I understand.
Alright, let's stop all this arguing,
it's just wasting time.
Now, it's your turn, let's go.
Me? I didn't expect a turn.
I thought everybody was trying to convince
me, I thought that was the idea.
Check, I forgot about that.
I mean, what's the difference? He's the one
keeping us here, let's see what he's got to say.
Wait a minute! We decided we're gonna do
this a certain way, let's stick to what we said.
Come on, stop treating us like kids!
- Kids? What are you talking about?
- Just what I said.
What, just that I'm trying to
keep things organised here?
Listen, you wanna do this?
You sit here!
You take responsibility.
I'll just shut up.
What now, why'd get so hot about it man,
why don't you just calm down up there!
Don't tell me to calm down, here's the chair.
You keep things runnin' smooth 'n' everything.
You think it's a snap?
Come on man Mr. Foreman,
let's see how great you run this show.
- You ever seen a thing like that before?
- Oh you think it's funny now, eh?
Hey, this whole thing is unimportant.
It's unimportant? What?
You wanna try it?
No, look, you're doing a beautiful job!
You're doing a beautiful job!
Come on now, let's
hear from somebody.
Excuse me jentlemen!
If you would like to hear
how I feel about all of this,
I'd be glad to tell you right now.
I don't care what you gonna do!
Oh now, he's mad, you mad?
I don't have anything brilliant and
I already know what you all know.
- From the testimony, the boy looks guilty.
- You can say that again!
- Alright, now maybe he is, but,
I spent 3 days in court listening
to that evidence build up and build up
and everyone seemed so positive, I began
to get a peculiar feeling about this case,
because nothing is that positive, nothing.
I had a bunch of questions I wanted to ask about all
these things, they mean anything or not I don't know,
but I do know that I felt the lawyer, the
boy's lawyer, was not doing his job.
He was letting too many
things go by, little things
What do you mean little things?
Look, when these guys don't ask questions,
it's because they know the answer and they
figure that they'll probably get hurt by it.
Yeah, but it could also mean that the
lawyer is just plain stupid, couldn't it?