The Innocence of Vanzetti and Sacco

Vanzetti and Sacco are innocent of the Braintree murders. Automatically both men had the odds stacked against them because they were immigrants and they were anarchists. Allegedly the judge was biased although there was no proof of that affecting the case, and the prosecutor went out of their way to portray the defense in the worst way possible. The prosecutor brought up things in the past that had no relevance to the case. They brought up how Sacco and Vanzetti plotted to run to Mexico to avoid being drafted for the war. The prosecutor said how they were unpatriotic for this, giving the jury a negative impression on them. However, both men didn't make it easier for themselves. They followed the code of the street, meaning they wouldn't talk or “snitches get stitches”.  They wouldn't give up a fellow comrade for their own benefit. That’s  not how the jury saw it. To them, Sacco and Vanzetti were guilty. If they were innocent and had nothing to hide, they would talk was their philosophy. This bias against the two men made it hard for the jury to look at the evidence. For one, the gun found on Sacco on their arrest was a 32 mm while the gun used to kill the security guards was a 38 mm, even the serial number didn't match on both guns. The prosecutor introduced false evidence about the bullet used and it was later discovered that the police withheld evidence after the trial. The two men, however, were called guilty. When it was learned that the police withheld information and that they had an unfair trial, their case was opened again to be looked at by the same judge. An inmate held in a cell right next to Sacco and Vanzetti slipped them a note confessing that he was part of the Braintree Murders. He gave the police new information about the case that added up and hinted at another person who was involved. The other person was found and convicted by the police. His mugshot’s profile next to Sacco’s was fairly similar which could’ve explained the eyewitness's error.  Despite this new discovery, the same judge, who was already biased against them, said they were still guilty and they were put on the electric chair. One of Vanzetti’s last few words was that he forgave the people who put him in that chair. Sacco and Vanzetti were charged for a crime they did not commit because of their background. They were an easy target to put the blame and were failed by the justice system.