Closing+Statement

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, over the past few days you have heard numerous testamonies and stories told, recounting the events leaving to the tragic and untimely death of Jaya. The question you are now faced with, is what role did Parker Plane play in this death? Did Parker's actions contribute to these unfortunate circimstances, and can he be held accountable?

Ladies and gentlement, as manager and owner of a company, Mr. Plane had numeruos responsibilites. While he certainly had to be concerned with the financial success of his company, the integrity of enforcing the rules and keeping everyone safe overrides any fiscal gain, yet Mr. Plane did not seem to concerned with anything apart from what would benefit his wallet the most. Despite writing an employee code of conduct and requiring all employees to sign it upon hiring, Mr. Plane failed to maintain this standard. He allowed employees to show up to work late, joyride in customer's cars, and even consume alocohol on the job, all without the slightest bit of consequences. In fact, Mr. Plane even rewarded one of these violators, Mr. Blaker, witha check for $500, despite Mr. Parker's knowledge of his violations. Mr. Plane also served alcohol to a man with a known history of alcohol abuse, and this encouragment to "wine and dine" led Mr. Blaker to believe that drinking on the job was alright.

In deciding whether Mr. Plane contributed in any way to the accident, we must imagine a hypothetical. If Mr. Plane had done what he was supposed to- and that includes holding employees to the standard he set and not serving alochol on the job- he would have fired Mr. Blaker long before the accident. Mr. Blaker would not have been drinking and driving, and would not have hit and killed Jaya on that fateful day.

Ladies and gentleman, we would like to emphasize that we still hold Mr. Blaker the most responsible, and in no way does a conviction for Mr. Plane negate any guilt for Mr. Blaker. But Mr. Blaker has had his trial, and after being found guilty, it's time to continue this crusade of justice and hold EVERYONE who played a part in Jaya's death responsible. Had Mr. Plane done his job, instead of being so greedy and concerned with money, Jaya would be alive today. His lack of judgment and enforcement contribued to Jaya's death, and so ladies and gentleman of the jury, it is your duty, your responsibility, to stand up for Jaya, and find Mr. Plane responsible for her death. Thank you.