Resolved:On balance, police are more responsible than protesters for recent civil unrest in the Uni

I negate the resolution: on balance, police are more responsible than protesters for recent civil unrest in the United States Observation 1: In order for the pro to win, they must prove that the protesters are not the cause of civil unrest Definitions: Recent: Having happened, begun, or been done not long"ago"or not long before; belonging to a"past period of time"comparatively"close to the present OXFORD Responsible: Having an"obligation"to do something, or having control over or"care"for someone, as part of one"s job or role OXFORD Contention 1: Police Not Responsible The police aren"t responsible because they are part of the government and the government was built on racism. The reason Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice, and Michael Brown incidents keep happening is because our government was built on racism. Racism is a part of our country, not saying that"s good, but the country has racism embedded in it. We can"t change racism if it is a part of the government. Not all the police are racist but the Ferguson and Baltimore police were trained in a racist society. They were trained by racist instructors. They aren"t responsible. Another reason they"re not responsible because whenever black people see them, they mock them and say that they are just pigs eating donuts. When protests and riots break out, the police come out with the only sole purpose to protect the people in case the situation gets out of hand. If no one is listening and the citizens commit arson, assault the officers, and loot stores, the police have no choice but to use force and make the citizens listen. They are only using brute force because no one will listen to them. Of course, no matter what situation, good or bad, there is always that one group that won"t listen and rebel. For example, what happened in the Baltimore and Ferguson riot, some listened, but some thought that police were being complete scrubs and they rebel, making the situation worse for them and the police officers. For example, one mom saw one of her children in the riot, and then she pulled him out and yelled at him. Later in an interview from CNN, she stated that she didn"t want her son to participate in the riot. "Graham said when she arrived at Mondawmin Mall, she saw people throwing objects at police. She said what she saw could not be called protesters out for justice." She thought the riot got out of hand, and she didn"t want her child to be looting and burning buildings. Sub Point A: Misconception According to Ta-Nahesi Coates, senior writer of The Atlantic from March 5, 2015, "The investigation concluded that physical evidence and witness statements corroborated Wilson's claim that Michael Brown reached into the car and struck the officer. It concluded that claims that Wilson reached out and grabbed Brown first "were inconsistent with physical and forensic evidence." "The investigation concluded that there was no evidence to contradict Wilson's claim that Brown reached for his gun. The investigation concluded that Wilson did not shoot Brown in the back. That he did not shoot Brown as he was running away. That Brown did stop and turn toward Wilson. That in those next moments "several witnesses stated that Brown appeared to pose a physical threat to Wilson." That claims that Brown had his hands up "in an unambiguous sign of surrender" are not supported by the "physical and forensic evidence," and are sometimes, "materially inconsistent with that witness"s own prior statements with no explanation, credible for otherwise, as to why those accounts changed over time." So saying that Wilson shot Brown because Wilson was racist is completely false. And if a police officer feels that his or someone else"s live is in danger, he can take out his gun and fire. Contention 2: Protesters Are Responsible The protesters are responsible because they are making the lives of other people and the lives of officers harder. The officers have to go through mocking, harassing, and discrimination by the citizens and that does not help anyone. The officers then have to deal with protests, riots, and looting very often and it is just making their jobs very rough to go through. They didn"t choose to be racist; they were raised in a racist society. The protesters just make it worse by light stuff on fire, assaulting the officers, looting, mocking, and harassing the officers. The officers are just trying to keep everyone safe and keeping the situation from going out of hand. And even if they use unnecessary gear, we agree that it is a bit unnecessary, they need the people to listen, and since the gear is not fatal and the effects are temporary. That"s why the protesters are not doing any good for themselves or for the society.