Resolved: on balance, police are more responsible than protesters for recent civil unrest in the United States
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- Contention 1: Protesters are becoming more violent and causing severe property damage Subpoint A: Baltimore According to the Baltimore Sun
- (Washington Post April 26th)
- (Biz Journals December 4th, 2014) (New York Daily News April 28th 2015)
- Subpoint B: Ferguson (Alan Taylor The Atlantic)
- Subpoint C: UC Berkley
- Contention 2: The police are needed to keep the community safe
- Contention 3: There are alternate causes of civil unrest
Neg Case 4My partner and I strongly negate the Resolved: On balance, police are more responsible than protesters for recent civil unrest in the United States. According to the Oxford English Dictionary responsibility is defined as "the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something.” As well as define protesters as "A person who publicly demonstrates strong objection to something." And for this round we would like to define recent as any event in the past year. Framework: Since the resolution states on balance if we can prove there is more blame to be put on the protesters than the police or that there is equal blame between the two parties then we should win this round. Contention 1: Protesters are becoming more violent and causing severe property damage Subpoint A: Baltimore According to the Baltimore Sun on April 25th, 2015 A window at the Michael Kors store at the Gallery at HarborPlace was smashed by a trash can and some downtown restaurants were damaged, including Frank and Nic's, West End Grille, and Dempsey's Brew Pub & Restaurant at Camden Yards. Other damage included looting at the 7-Eleven at 301 N. Howard Street.(Washington Post April 26th) As of about 9 p.m., police said a dozen people had been arrested.Residents here shaken by violent protests over the death of a man in police custody awoke Sunday to sweep up shattered glass and board up broken windows, while authorities upped the count of those arrested to nearly three dozen. The impact of Saturday’s demonstrations was felt in both the sea of boarded, abandoned homes in West Baltimore and in the gleaming waterfront along the Inner Harbor, where protesters had vowed to shut down the city with the slogan “No business as usual.” Authorities said Sunday that 35 people had been arrested — 31 adults and four juveniles — on charges that included failure to disperse, rioting, assaulting police, burglary, theft and destruction of property. Police said two journalists who were “inadvertently detained” were freed without charges(Biz Journals December 4th, 2014) (New York Daily News April 28th 2015) Peaceful protests were held across the city throughout the day as residents did their best to clean up the destruction left after a tumultuous Monday night. More than 100 vehicles were destroyed, some 15 buildings were torched and more than 200 people were arrested overnight, police reported.The riots will cost the city at least $20 million.. This shows that not only are the protesters becoming more violent they are causing serious damages to the community. Subpoint B: Ferguson (Alan Taylor The Atlantic) In Ferguson, Missouri, where Officer Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown last August, demonstrations quickly turned violent, despite calls for peaceful protest from the Brown family and members of the community. Cars were smashed, stores looted, and at least a dozen buildings were set on fire, as a heavy police presence tried to establish order. Due to safety concerns including sporadic gunfire, firefighters were unable to respond quickly, and a number of businesses burned to the ground. As the night became early morning, arrests were made, streets were cleared and most fires were extinguished.The value of buildings in the Ferguson area that were destroyed in last week's riots amounts to nearly $4.6 million. In Ferguson alone, 17 businesses saw their buildings damaged so badly they are currently deemed "unsafe structures," according to a list provided by the city manager's office. Together, the Ferguson buildings have an appraised value of about $3 million, based on St. Louis County assessor records. The businesses destroyed include Little Caesar's Pizza and Hidden Treasures on North Florissant Road, and McDonald's, Public Storage and several others on West Florissant Avenue. Nearby Dellwood had eight buildings that burned completely, according to that city manager's office. The building values for those locations totaled about $1.6 million. Among them were the AutoZone, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Conoco Gas Station on West Florissant Avenue. Subpoint C: UC Berkley The demonstration Saturday night in the city away from the University of California, Berkeley campus started peacefully, but a group of protesters turned violent and threw bricks, wrenches and other items at police. It was the first serious reports of violence at these protests which have occurred nationally since the grand jury’s decision not to indict a NYC police officer in Garner’s death. (New York Daily News Joel Landau December 7th, 2014) Contention 2: The police are needed to keep the community safe The current national discussion about law enforcement is understandably focused on race, particularly the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police. It's a topic that can't be ignored, even during a time when we honor slain officers. However, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, a 45-year old man suffering from a traumatic brain injury became lost and disoriented. A deputy sheriff specially trained and equipped by Project Lifesaver located the man 1.5 miles from his home within 20 minutes. A traditional search normally would have involved the time and expense to taxpayers of up to 264 searchers and 924 man-hours.1 In another case, a 79-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease left his house in Chesapeake, Virginia, driving his truck and could not find his way back home. After searching the neighborhood, a police helicopter was called in with a Project Lifesaver team and equipment. In just 35 minutes, the helicopter located the man via the signal transmitted from his bracelet. He was found 14 miles from his home. Before joining Project Lifesaver, the man had wandered off and was missing for 2½ days. This shows that while police do mess up sometimes they still do keep their community safe. Contention 3: There are alternate causes of civil unrest Police departments aren’t the only government departments with racial injustice. In fact, the legal and judicial system is historically accountable (Professor David Card?)for example (AUG 30, 2012 Inimai Chettiar)We’ve presented data pleading for reform to remove the chokehold of poverty-to-prison from our communities: people of color make up 30 percent of the United States’ population, but account for 60 percent of those in prison; black defendants receive longer prison sentence than white defendants; black Americans are far more likely to be arrested than white people. Specifically in recent events courts have obscured evidence, unjustifiably demanded police presence at protests, and failed to equitably protect the community. These acts leads to civil unrest because the failure in indict officers which caused these protests to turn from peaceful to violent. Holding the police responsible shifts focus away from the root cause of injustice and fails to alleviate the burden felt by communities for the violent actions of protesters. 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