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** Bob was accused of killing an IncorruptiblePurePureness who was so beloved that despite efforts to screen out unsympathetic people the jury decided to let him get the electric chair.
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** Twelve assholes are to blame for the death (or FateWorseThanDeath) of Bob the innocent... that sounds like a perfect seed for a "[[UnifinishedBusiness murderous ghost]]" or "vengeful slasher" plot, if there was one...

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** Twelve assholes are to blame for the death (or FateWorseThanDeath) of Bob the innocent... that sounds like a perfect seed for a "[[UnifinishedBusiness "[[UnfinishedBusiness murderous ghost]]" or "vengeful slasher" plot, if there was one...

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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob suffers every kind of horror a HellholePrison can inflict because twelve people felt that going to see a movie/baseball game/have sex was more important than due diligence... or worse yet, they are too damn horrible to care.

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Bob suffers every kind of horror a HellholePrison can inflict because twelve people felt that going to see a movie/baseball game/have sex was more important than due diligence... or worse yet, they are too damn horrible to care.care.
** Twelve assholes are to blame for the death (or FateWorseThanDeath) of Bob the innocent... that sounds like a perfect seed for a "[[UnifinishedBusiness murderous ghost]]" or "vengeful slasher" plot, if there was one...
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** Bob has been convicted even though he, a guy who is constantly donating to charity, passively tries to show that he's literally going to protect every last one of them from the crowds if they get too rowdy, no matter ''what'' they vote for.
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** Bob was originally going to be put in jail to finish off his arc when his actor left the show. However, the actor decided to stay on, requiring hasty rewrites to keep him out of jail.

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* '''Enforced''': The writer wants to write a tale about how something like ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'' would never happen in a world that he believes has become too stupid and corrupt to care about justice.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The writer wants to write a tale about how something like ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'' would never happen in a world that he believes has become too stupid and corrupt to care about justice.justice.
** "Are you telling me our star backed out because he had ''jury duty?'' I'll show them!"



* '''Deconstructed''': Due to the verdicts rendered by the CommonNonsenseJury, public confidence in the justice system reaches new lows.
* '''Reconstructed''': When twelve idiots are the only thing keeping TheWoobie from getting the chair as the result of a MiscarriageOfJustice, you don't look at a gift horse in the mouth.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Due to the verdicts rendered by the CommonNonsenseJury, public confidence in the justice system reaches new lows.
** The jury is so obviously wrong that the judge or lawyers pull strings to get them to be declared hung.
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When twelve idiots are the only thing keeping TheWoobie from getting the chair as the result of a MiscarriageOfJustice, you don't look at a gift horse in the mouth.mouth.
** But they can't assemble a new jury and the verdict stands.



* '''Implied''': Before the trial, Bob's lawyer confidently assures him the evidence is in his favor, but he still loses.



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* '''Reconstructed''': When twelve idiots are the only thing keeping TheWoobie from getting the chair as the result of a MiscarriageOfJustice, you don't look at a gift horse in the mouth.

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** The jury's verdict seems nonsensical until one hears about a previously scandalous frame up [[OrgyOfEvidence with more 'evidence' than remotely probable to be discovered]]. [[CryingWolf Given the history and the sheer overkill nobody on the jury believed it wasn't planted.]] Bad practices bred quite a large amount of unreasonable doubt.



* '''Averted''': The jury does its duty with due dilligence. Whatever else happens that affects the verdict, it was not ''their'' fault.

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* '''Averted''': The jury does its duty with due dilligence.diligence. Whatever else happens that affects the verdict, it was not ''their'' fault.



* '''Played For Horror''': Bob suffers every kind of horror a HellholePrison can inflict because twelve people felt that going to see a movie/baseball game/have sex was more important than due dilligence... or worse yet, they are too damn horrible to care.

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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob suffers every kind of horror a HellholePrison can inflict because twelve people felt that going to see a movie/baseball game/have sex was more important than due dilligence...diligence... or worse yet, they are too damn horrible to care.
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** [[JuryAndWitnessTampering Someone bribed (or threatened) the jurors to deliver the wrong verdict.]]
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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob suffers every kind of horror a HellholePrison can inflict because twelve people felt that going to see a movie/baseball game/have sex was more important than due dilligence.

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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob suffers every kind of horror a HellholePrison can inflict because twelve people felt that going to see a movie/baseball game/have sex was more important than due dilligence.dilligence... or worse yet, they are too damn horrible to care.
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* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???
The jury does its duty with due dilligence. Whatever else happens that affects the verdict, it was not ''their'' fault.
* '''Enforced''': ???The writer wants to write a tale about how something like ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'' would never happen in a world that he believes has become too stupid and corrupt to care about justice.



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* '''Conversed''': ???"This case is going to end with those twelve morons letting the murderer go, right? Because the writer wanted to say something about how Kanye can literally get away with murder, ''that'' much beloved he is?"


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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob suffers every kind of horror a HellholePrison can inflict because twelve people felt that going to see a movie/baseball game/have sex was more important than due dilligence.
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** Bob has been acquitted even though he, a psychotic SerialKiller, actively swears to hunt down every single member of the jury and turn them into his food no matter ''what'' they vote for.

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** Bob has been acquitted even though he, a psychotic cannibalistic SerialKiller, actively swears to hunt down every single member of the jury and turn them into his food no matter ''what'' they vote for.
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** Bob has been acquitted even though he, a psychotic SerialKiller, actively swears to hunt down every single member of the jury and turn them into his food no matter ''what'' they vote for.


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** The jurors are '''that''' stupid.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob get convicted even though they had only exculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty person who, moreover, ''committed the crime right before their eyes''.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob get gets convicted even though they had only exculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty person who, moreover, ''committed the crime right before their eyes''.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob get convicted even though they had only exculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty person who, moreover , ''committed the crime right before their eyes''.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob get convicted even though they had only exculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty person who, moreover , moreover, ''committed the crime right before their eyes''.
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** The jury is easily swayed by the prosecutor against Bob. Some people will believe in accusations without proper evidence.
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** Bob has been convicted ''even though the real culprit turned himself and came to the court to confess''.
* '''Downplayed''': There is some holes in the jury verdict.

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** Bob has been convicted ''even though the real culprit turned himself in and came to the court to confess''.
* '''Downplayed''': There is are some holes in the jury verdict.



** Bob was accused of killing an AssholeVictim who was so hated that despite efforts to screen out sympathetic people still decided to let him walk.

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** Bob was accused of killing an AssholeVictim who was so hated that despite efforts to screen out sympathetic people the jury still decided to let him walk.



* '''Double Subverted''': ..until we learn the jury neglected to consider crucial piece of evidence which have been introduced during the end of the trial.
* '''Parodied''': Bob get convicted even though they were only inculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty who, moreover , ''committed the crime right before their eyes''.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ..until we learn the jury neglected to consider a crucial piece of evidence which have been introduced during the end of the trial.
* '''Parodied''': Bob get convicted even though they were had only inculpatory exculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty person who, moreover , ''committed the crime right before their eyes''.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob is up on multiple charges, some of which the jury correctly decides on, and some of which they choose the opposite verdict one would expect from the evidence.



* '''Invoked''': The defense manages to throw out any competent jurors and technically legal, but incredibly nitpicky grounds.

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* '''Invoked''': The defense manages to throw out any competent jurors and on technically legal, but incredibly nitpicky grounds.



* '''Defied''': The Judge make sure the morons get screened out the jury.

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* '''Defied''': The Judge make sure the morons get screened out of the jury.



* '''Deconstructed''': Due to the verdicts rendered by the CommonNonsenseJury, the confidence in the justice reach low points.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The jury make a decision based upon InsaneTrollLogic, leaving judge, prosecutor, and defence stumped.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Due to the verdicts rendered by the CommonNonsenseJury, the public confidence in the justice reach low points.
system reaches new lows.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The jury make a decision based upon InsaneTrollLogic, leaving judge, prosecutor, and defence defender stumped.
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** Bob was accused of killing an AssholeVictim who was so hated that despite efforts to screen out sympathetic people still decided to let him walk.


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* '''Played For Laughs''': The jury make a decision based upon InsaneTrollLogic, leaving judge, prosecutor, and defence stumped.
* '''Played For Drama''': The blatantly wrongful conviction of Bob shows just how bigoted society really is.
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* '''Discussed''': "Objection! Your Honor, I object on the grounds that the jury is a [[SophisticatedAsHell gaggle of jerkoffs!]

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* '''Discussed''': "Objection! Your Honor, I object on the grounds that the jury is a [[SophisticatedAsHell gaggle of jerkoffs!]jerkoffs!]]
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* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???
The defense manages to throw out any competent jurors and technically legal, but incredibly nitpicky grounds.
* '''Exploited''': ???The defense manages, somehow, to convince the jury that the victim was actually an imaginary friend of the defendant. [[TooDumbToLive The jury unanimously acquits]].



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* '''Discussed''': ???"Objection! Your Honor, I object on the grounds that the jury is a [[SophisticatedAsHell gaggle of jerkoffs!]
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* '''Subverted''': At a first glance, the jury rendered a stupid verdict but, after careful analysis, the verdict was in fact waterproof...
* '''Double Subverted''': ..until other

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* '''Subverted''': At a first glance, the jury rendered a stupid verdict but, after careful analysis, the verdict was in fact waterproof...
* '''Double Subverted''': ..until other we learn the jury neglected to consider crucial piece of evidence which have been introduced during the end of the trial.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob get convicted even though they were only inculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty who, moreover , ''commited the crime right before their eyes''.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob get convicted even though they were only inculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty who, moreover , ''commited ''committed the crime right before their eyes''.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob get convicted even though they were only inculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty who, moreover , ''commited
the crime right before their eyes''.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob get convicted even though they were only inculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty who, moreover , ''commited
''commited the crime right before their eyes''.

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'''Basic Trope''':A jury renders a verdict contary to the facts.

* '''Straight''': Bob has been acquitted in spite of a mountain of evidence against him.

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'''Basic Trope''':A Trope''': A jury renders a verdict contary contrary to the facts.

facts.
* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':
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Bob has been acquitted in spite of a mountain of evidence against him.



* '''Exaggerated''': Bob has been acquitted even though he confessed and ''pleaded guilty''.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob has been acquitted even though he confessed and ''pleaded guilty''.



* '''Justified''': Bob has an AmoralAttorney.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob has an AmoralAttorney.



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* '''Averted''':
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Had these jurors flunked the intelligence tests?"
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''': Bob want to get away by felling on this jury.

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* '''Zig Zagged''':
Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
'''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''':
'''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Had "Have these jurors flunked the intelligence tests?"
* '''Invoked''':
'''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Bob want to get away by felling on this jury.???



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* '''Conversed''':
* '''Deconstructed''': Due to the verdicts rendered by the CommonNonsenseJury, the confience in the justice reach low points.
* '''Reconstructed''':

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* '''Discussed''':
'''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''':
'''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Due to the verdicts rendered by the CommonNonsenseJury, the confience confidence in the justice reach low points.
* '''Reconstructed''':
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'''Basic Trope''':A jury renders a verdict contary to the facts.

* '''Straight''': Bob has been acquitted in spite of a mountain of evidence against him.
** Bob has been convicted even though no evidence existed against him.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob has been acquitted even though he confessed and ''pleaded guilty''.
** Bob has been convicted ''even though the real culprit turned himself and came to the court to confess''.
* '''Downplayed''': There is some holes in the jury verdict.
* '''Justified''': Bob has an AmoralAttorney.
** The law the jury has to apply [[ToBeLawfulOrGood was unjust]].
* '''Inverted''': The verdict mirrored exactly the facts.
* '''Subverted''': At a first glance, the jury rendered a stupid verdict but, after careful analysis, the verdict was in fact waterproof...
* '''Double Subverted''': ..until other
* '''Parodied''': Bob get convicted even though they were only inculpatory evidence and they had a spontaneous confession from the real guilty who, moreover , ''commited
the crime right before their eyes''.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
* '''Averted''':
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Had these jurors flunked the intelligence tests?"
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''': Bob want to get away by felling on this jury.
* '''Defied''': The Judge make sure the morons get screened out the jury.
* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Deconstructed''': Due to the verdicts rendered by the CommonNonsenseJury, the confience in the justice reach low points.
* '''Reconstructed''':

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