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RUNAWAY JURY: THE VERDICT –
YOU ARE THE JUROR:
THIS WRITING ASSIGNMENT IS
WORTH 10 POINTS (5 FOR YOUR
KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRIAL
FEATURED IN THE FILM, 5 FOR
YOUR ARGUMENT AND REASONS FOR YOUR DECISION). USING
THE ATTACHED “CAST BIO SHEET” FOR “RUNAWAY JURY” (CLASS SET) YOU ARE GOING TO SIT
AND CONSIDER THE FILM RUNAWAY JURY AND WRITE A ONE PARAGRAPH (FIVE SENTENCE
MINIMUM) EXPLAINING WHY YOU WOULD VOTE EITHER “GUILTY” OR “NOT GUILTY” AS A
JUROR IN THIS TRIAL. LET’S CLARIFY THAT. IF YOU CHOOSE…
GUILTY: THAT MEANS YOU BELIEVE THE GUN COMPANIES WERE GUILTY OF JACOB WOOD’S
DEATH. YOU BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO SOLD THE GUN, EVEN INDIRECTLY, TO KEVIN
PELTIER (THE MASS MURDERER), ARE JUST AS RESPONSIBLE AS THE KILLER FOR THOSE
PEOPLE’S DEATHS. YOU NEED TO BACK UP YOUR OPINION WITH AT LEAST FOUR OTHER
SENTENCES EXPLAINING WHY. IN DOING SO, YOU SHOULD SHOW YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF
THE STORY IN THE FILM WE WATCHED.
HERE’S AN EXAMPLE, TO USE AS A GUIDE. IN USING EACH EXAMPLE, YOUR ANSWER SHOULD
HAVE YOUR OWN REASONS, NOT MINE, IF YOU CHOOSE THIS “SIDE”. I DON’T WANT TO
RECEIVE FROM ANYONE, THIS PARAGRAPH, SIMPLY COPIED DOWN AND REGURGITATED BACK
TO ME!!! YOUR MIND, YOUR ARGUMENTS, YOUR OPINIONS, NOT MINE!!!
“I WOULD HAVE VOTED GUILTY. ROHR CONVINCED ME IN THE TRIAL THAT GUN COMPANIES
SHOULDN’T BE ABLE TO SELL SUB MACHINE GUNS, FOR HUNTING OR RECREATION OR HOME
PROTECTION. THE 2ND AMENDMENT IS SACRED, AND AS THOMAS JEFFERSON SAID: “THE
STRONGEST REASON FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, IS AS A LAST RESULT, TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM TYRANNY IN THE GOVERNMENT.” WE ALL DESERVE THE RIGHT
TO HAVE GUNS IN THE HOME, BUT A SEMI-AUTOMATIC ISN’T NECESSARY TO PROTECT
YOURSELVES FROM AN INTRUDER IN YOUR HOME, WHETHER
IT’S A THIEF OR A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL. MACHINE GUNS
SHOULD ONLY BE USED BY THE ARMED FORCES IN COMBAT.
THE GUN COMPANIES IN THIS MOVIE SHOULD BE PUNISHED
FOR THEIR IRRESPONSIBILITY AND HITTING THEM IN THE
WALLET, WHERE IT HURTS, MIGHT FORCE THEM TO CHANGE
THEIR POLICIES.”
NOT GUILTY: THAT MEANS YOU THINK THAT CELESTE WOOD (THE WIDOW OF JACOB WOOD)
IS WRONG TO DEMAND MONEY FROM THE GUN COMPANY’S DEATH. IT MEANS YOU THINK
THAT KEVIN PELTIER (THE MASS MURDERER WHO KILLED HER HUSBAND) IS THE ONE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDER. THE GUN COMPANIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE
EXAMPLE:
“I WOULD HAVE VOTED ‘NOT GUILTY’. THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPAL OF
“LAISSEZ-FAIRE” – THAT MEANS THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT AND WILL NOT GET
INVOLVED IN THE BUYING AND SELLING OF ITEMS. IT MEANS THAT A COMPANY LIKES
VICKSBURG FIREARMS HAS EVERY RIGHT TO SELL WHATEVER KINDS OF GUNS THEY SHOULD
SO CHOOSE. IF THERE’S A MARKET – A DEMAND- A BUYER FOR A PRODUCT, THEN THEY HAVE
THE RIGHT TO SELL IT. THE 2ND AMENDMENT DOESN’T SAY ‘THE RIGHT TO BEAR HANDGUNS’,
IT SAYS ‘THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS’! THAT MEANS ALL ARMS! IF THE CONSTITUTION DOESN’T
SPECIFY WHAT KINDS OF GUNS ARE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC, THEN THE PEOPLE
HAVE THE RIGHT TO INTERPRET THAT AS NOT EXCLUDING ANYTHING. WENDELL ROHR AND
CELESTE WOOD DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION. THE BILL OF RIGHTS
IS PRECIOUS AND SACRED AND MODERN CITIZENS HAVE NO RIGHT TO PLUNDER AND
DEFORM IT, JUST TO MAKE MONEY! CELESTE WOOD IS MERELY TRYING TO PROFIT FROM HER
HUSBAND’S DEATH. SHE DOESN’T WANT TO WORK AND WANTS TO GET SET UP FOR LIFE
WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I GRIEVE FOR HER LOSS BUT KEVIN PELTIER IS SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NEXT – SUE BUDWEISER BECAUSE A KID USED A
FAKE ID TO BUY A SIX PACK OF BEER?”
** YOU WILL GET +5 EXTRA CREDIT FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT IF YOU’RE WILLING TO COME UP
TO THE PODIUM AND READ ALOUD YOUR ARGUMENT TO THE CLASS.