Sacco and Vanzetti Case Reflection

I stand on the strongest belief that the justice system in the Sacco-Vanzetti case did not function properly, all reasons which stem from the judge and jury's bias towards the two men. First of all, before the trial even began, the jury already had a predisposed bias towards Sacco and Vanzetti’s beliefs and immigrant backgrounds. Both of them were Italian immigrants as well as supporters of anarchy, which did not help their case. Secondly, even after the two men found out that the true culprit of the murder, who confessed to the crime in a written note, was a member of a Portuguese gang, the judge did not allow a second trial. It was also believed that Sacco and Vanzetti displayed "consciousness of guilt" the night before the trial. Finally, the evidence in this case was flimsy; though both Sacco and Vanzetti had solid alibis from witnesses, nobody believed them since they were all friends with the two accused men. Ballistics even proved that the bullets from the weapon found at the crime scene did not match the actual bullets that were used in the murder. Overall, there was no solid evidence to prove that both Sacco and Vanzetti committed the crime. Despite that, they were convicted guilty of first-degree murder. This case was completely unjust and was the fault of the justice system.