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Catcher In The Rye: Letter To The Editor - An Unfair Trial - School Essays

Catcher In The Rye: Letter To The Editor - An Unfair Trial

Dear Editor,
It came to my attention after reading the news yesterday, that a
man proven innocent was convicted of rape in Maycomb County just one week
ago. How could this be? If he was proven innocent, then how could the
jury possibly convict him? To put these questions to rest, I decided to
look more into it. I researched the town, the people, the jury, and the
defendant. The defendant (a man named Tom Robinson) is a black man. The
town, as I discovered, is primarily white, and most of the townspeople look
down on blacks, and have no respect for them. After looking through the
files of the residents of Maycomb, one man seemed to be different than most
of the other people. It ...

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form of human imaginable, who would have lost no matter what the
case was if she was up against another white person. She was Mayella
Ewell; disgusting. The point is, how would Tom might have been sentenced
if he was in another town like yours and mine, say (your state here)?
There's no doubt in my mind that he would have been found innocent right
away if he was tried in my town, because of the undeniable evedence, and
the lack of racial discrimination in (your town here). The place called
Maycomb County needs to be in the hands of a better judicial system. The
judge would have found some way to find him guilty no matter what. So,
readers, I'm just trying my best to get my point across that no matter what
we think, no matter how far we think our civilization has evolved,
discrimination because of the color of your skin, or your race, will always
be here in some form. In this case, an entire ...

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Added: 7/12/2004 05:05:05 AM
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