The fallibility of man and of his decisions is an inevitability for which society has had to make allowances. Due to this mundane imperfection, humanity, by necessity, has acquired a tolerance for the accidental and imprudent. Thankfully, these indiscretions and lapses of good judgment are typically minor, without long-term or significant consequences. However, when ordinary men and women, subject to bias, prejudice, and all other human failings, are charged with the extraordinary responsibility of issuing …showed first 75 words of 1306 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1306 total…prison and was then released. For Rebecca, one month and the composition of the jury was the difference between life and death. Because of her gender she faired far better than John Smith, who was put to death. “This case illustrates the difficulty, if not the impossibility of imposing the death penalty in a fair and impartial manner” and in a life or death matter, results cannot be allowed to chance as it often is.