Black Americans have historically, and are currently, experiencing unprecedented brutality (harassment/arrest/incarceration/conviction/death rates) at the hands of the police. This brutality is a systematic and intentional attack on Black Americans carried out by the Criminal Justice system.
Pro: Due to the historic and current systematic oppression Black people face at the hands of the policing industrial complex, it is time to abolish policing as a system and begin to recreate ideas of what it means to police communities in the United States. (When arguing this side, pleas make sure to analyze some of the abolition efforts that have been suggested. If this is your personal perspective, please make sure your provide and explain abolition measures that you feel would work in your paper.)
Con: Although there is historic and current oppressive systems in place around policing of Black people, the system can be fixed through reformative methods. (When arguing this side, pleas make sure to analyze some of the reform efforts that have been suggested. If this is your personal perspective, please make sure your provide and explain reform measures that you feel would work in your paper.)
Please note, this debate is asking you to analyze whether abolishing the institution of policing (pro argument) is a better idea, for Black Americans, than reforming the current system of policing in the US. Please remember to keep the focus on the experience of Black Americans and the institution of policing.
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