socrates was guilty
...e start questioning the government, they start coming up with new ideas. New ideas can then bring on revolt against the current government and this was especially true back in those times. For these reasons I would have found him guilty in order to protect the Athenian government. Another point to Socrates’ guilt is that he made others feel inferior. An example of this is in the The Euthyphro. When Socrates finds out the situation Euthyphro is dealing with and starts using his Socratic Method, it is evident from Euthyphro answers that he is uncomfortable. It would have been alright for Socrates to express his thoughts on the situation, but he could have just said them in a few sentences instead of badgering Euthyphro with questions to get his point across. In getting his point across he made Euthyphro feel less of a man and there was no need for that. Socrates; although not intentional, was a mean person. There is no need for mean people; therefore, as an added incentive I would have put in a guilty vote to take a mean person out of society. Along with making others feel dumb, Socrates displays a strong arrogance. When he talks, he acts as though he is better than the others. There is a ton of arrogance represented in the Apology, for example when he proclaims “Men of Athens, do not interrupt, but hear me; there was an agreement between us that you should hear me out. And I think that what I am going to say will do you good: for I have something more to say, at which you may be inclined to cry out; but I beg that you will not do this” (31). Who would talk to a jury that way if they were defending themselves? Nobody was even trying to interrupt him. I as a juror would view this as disrespect to the court and thus Athe...