Sacco & Vanzetti Case

In class, we watched a documentary on the case of Sacco and Vanzetti. However, while watching, I became increasingly confused on how the case was allowed to happen the way that it did. It seems quite apparent that the justice system definitely did not function properly in this specific case study. A few examples of this include the corruption that occurred throughout the trial, especially in the case of Judge Thayer. His statement to the history professor against the two men was quite concerning as well as his numerous refusals for appeals. This is a case of prejudice in which the jury had a predisposed bias even before the case was conducted. Also, Vanzetti’s alibi was pretty much completely ignored due to the fact that a majority of them were also Italian. Perhaps the worst problem was the fact that the police had buried information that they had uncovered in order for them to be convicted. Had the trial taken place in present day, I think that Sacco and Vanzetti would have been found to be innocent.