He means that the jury acted unjustly, and the majority of the town does not seem to care. Children are the only ones who weep at injustice because they are still capable of feeling outrage at unfairness. The adults in the town, on the other hand, are ignorant, jaded, or
perhaps simply unwilling or unable to freely express indignation at the wrongness of the
situation.
A) Maycomb is filled with ignorant adults
B) Children are more empathetic than adults
C) Adults in Maycomb are indifferent to injustice
D) The town is filled with outrage
