1. Civil Unrest Topic Lecture Alyssa Turk Oxbridge Academy 2015 Dartmouth Debate Institute

2. “People, especially Twitter users, have regularly taken the opportunity to point out that civil unrest comes in all colors, shapes, and sizes, and for all sorts of reasons” –Nick Wing, April 2015

3. Where do we start? Recent Civil Unrest in the United States

4. Ferguson In August 2014, a white police officer shot and killed unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown. Officer Darren Wilson was not indicted, but resigned from the police force.

5. Madison, Wisconsin Protest began after the shooting of a biracial 19 year old, Tony Robinson, by a white police officer. There were two separate rallies; one against law enforcement and one supporting it.

6. DeKalb County, Georgia Civil unrest was a response to the murder of 27 year old, naked Anthony Hill at the hands of a white police officer.

7. Los Angeles, California Protest was in the wake of a fatal police shooting that left a homeless man dead.

8. Detroit, Michigan Unrest was sparked by the shooting death of 20 year old, black Terrence Kellom.

9. Baltimore, Maryland Protests were in response to the death of Freddie Gray. Freddie was arrested and by the time he arrived at the police station, he was unable to breathe or talking. He died the next morning.

10. Cleveland, Ohio Protests after the acquittal of officer Michael Brelo in connection with the 2012 fatal shooting of two unarmed black people.

11. Lexington, Kentucky Riots began in response to the Wildcats loss in the 2015 NCAA Final Four to Wisconsin.

12. The Resolution Resolved: On balance, police are more responsible than protesters for recent civil unrest in the United States. Lets start at the beginning…

13. On balance More often than not The most significant factor Having more of an influence

14. Police

15. More responsible than Admits both sides have responsibility Responsibility can have two meanings. DUTYBLAME The government’s Energy Regulatory Board is responsible for nuclear safety. We are not responsible for things getting lost in the mail.

16. Protestors

17. Recent I would go as far back as Ferguson, but even that can be argued not recent enough. You want to go back far enough to have context, but not too far that it is not related to current movements.

18. Civil Unrest

19. Possible Pro Arguments Since civil unrest would not exist without protestors, it is hard to argue that someone or something is MORE responsible for civil unrest than protestors. Prove that protest is bound to happen when there is injustice, then prove police caused said injustice.

20. Police can cause injustice in multiple ways…

21. Racial Bias

22. Militarization

23. Unnecessary Use of Lethal Force

24. Escalating Civil Unrest

25. Not Being Held Accountable for Wrongdoing

26. Possible CON Arguments The burden is on the PRO side of the debate, so the minimum you have to do is disprove their arguments and you the judges should default CON.

27. Police Action Unproportionate to Civil Unrest

28. Bandwagon Protesting

29. Police Haven’t Changed, the Protestors Have

30. Rioting for the Wrong Reasons

31. Equally Responsible