Debate: Do Police Use Deadly Force Too Often?
Have police officers become too willing to use force or are they reacting to the dangers they face every day?

Claim: Police is too willing to use force
Reason: Police use the excuse of fear for life to abuse use of force.
Warrant 0: the excuse is rarely warranted
Warrant 1: the excuse is sometimes warranted
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Police is too willing to use force
Reason: We assume police are using excessive force all over the US and it is not recorded.
Warrant 0: there are civilians dying all over the US
Warrant 1: there are problems all over the US
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Police is too willing to use force
Reason: Police use the excuse of fear for life to abuse use of force.
Warrant 0: criminals pose a real thread of danger to officers because they fear being arrested
Warrant 1: criminals don't pose a real thread of danger to officers when they fear being arrested
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Police is too willing to use force
Reason: Police use the excuse of fear for life to abuse use of force.
Warrant 0: the "bad apples" who do so are still outnumbered by the good cops, it's important to support cops and remember that
Warrant 1: the "bad apples" who do so outnumber the good cops
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Police is too willing to use force
Reason: We assume police are using excessive force all over the US and it is not recorded.
Warrant 0: we have a lot of metrics on this
Warrant 1: we have no metric on this
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Police is reacting to dangers
Reason: Criminals are more dangerous than police officers.
Warrant 0: police are trained to handle criminals they should be able to subdue them with whatever means necessary
Warrant 1: police are trained to handle criminals they should be able to subdue them with little ease
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Police is too willing to use force
Reason: Police use the excuse of fear for life to abuse use of force.
Warrant 0: criminals are not becoming bolder
Warrant 1: criminals are in fact becoming bolder
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Police is too willing to use force
Reason: Police disproportionately target people of color.
Warrant 0: people of color are not more likely to be criminals
Warrant 1: people of color are more likely to be criminals
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Police is reacting to dangers
Reason: Because of the prevalence of weapons today, police need to assume everyone is armed.
Warrant 0: assuming everybody is armed means a taser should be at the ready at all times
Warrant 1: assuming everybody is armed means a weapon should be at the ready at all times
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Police is not too willing to use force
Reason: Police use the excuse of fear for life to abuse use of force.
Warrant 0: the excuse is rarely warranted
Warrant 1: the excuse is sometimes warranted
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Police is not too willing to use force
Reason: We assume police are using excessive force all over the US and it is not recorded.
Warrant 0: there are civilians dying all over the US
Warrant 1: there are problems all over the US
Correct warrant: 1