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	1	+====I affirm and value Just State Action, meaning government policy that treats people as they deserve.====
	2	+
	3	+====Since people use their reasoning to form states, we look to individuals’ moral capacities first. As all action results from our ability to reflect, recognizing self-awareness is the basis of all philosophy.====
	4	+
	5	+Wood 1: Allen W. Wood. "Fichte's Philosophy of Right and Ethics," forthcoming in Günter Zöller (ed). The Cambridge Companion to Fichte. New York: Cambridge University Press. CH
	6	+
	7	+
	8	+Fichte's Wissenschaftslehre is
	9	+AND
	10	+latter "real" activity (GA I/2:402-404. SK 236-238).
	11	+
	12	+====Next, the self-awareness that gives us the freedom to act also demands that we recognize others’ freedom and choices.====
	13	+
	14	+Wood 2: Allen W. Wood. "Fichte's Philosophy of Right and Ethics," forthcoming in Günter Zöller (ed). The Cambridge Companion to Fichte. New York: Cambridge University Press. CH
	15	+
	16	+The condition for
	17	+AND
	18	+the external world (GA I/3:409).
	19	+
	20	+
	21	+====Thus, the standard is Respecting Moral Agency. Respecting Moral Agency means viewing both oneself and others as capable of making ethically important choices. This is a means-based standard: I look to whether actions are consistent with the goals of moral agency, not whether outcomes increase it.====
	22	+
	23	+====Prefer this standard, since:====
	24	+====1 People need to respect agency to achieve any other goods.====
	25	+
	26	+
	27	+Kuhler 1: Kuhler, Michael. “Autonomy and The Self,” Wilhelms University, Munster, November 2010. SR
	28	+
	29	+Surely, there are
	30	+AND
	31	+precedes the self.
	32	+
	33	+====2 Respecting agency recognizes distinct groups’ needs without taking a race- or gender-free approach.====
	34	+
	35	+Fraser: Fraser, Nancy. Professor on the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, New School for Social Research “Social Justice in the Age of Identity Politics: Redistribution, Recognition, and Participation.” The Tanner Lectures on Human Values, Stanford University, April 30-May 2, 1996. CH
	36	+
	37	+For practical purposes,
	38	+AND
	39	+do distributive inequities.
	40	+
	41	+
	42	+
	43	+====I advocate that the United States federal government ought to limit qualified immunity, or “QI,” for police officers.====
	44	+
	45	+Wright shows: Wright, Sam. Public Interest Lawyer “Want to Fight Police Misconduct? Reform Qualified Immunity.” Above the Law, Nov. 2015. MZ
	46	+
	47	+To bring about
	48	+AND
	49	+in the courts?
	50	+
	51	+====Advantage 1: Giving Voice to Victims====
	52	+
	53	+
	54	+====U.S. police show consistent and overt racism, disproportionately harming Blacks.====
	55	+Makarechi: Makarechi, Kia. Senior Editor of Mobile and Innovations, The Huffington Post “What the Data Really Says About Police and Racial Bias.” Vanity Fair, July 14, 2016. CH
	56	+
	57	+1. A study
	58	+AND
	59	+searched without consent.
	60	+
	61	+====Yet QI typically protects those who commit such misconduct simply due to who commits it.====
	62	+
	63	+Bernick 1: Bernick, Evan Contributor, Foundation for Economic Education “To Hold Police Accountable, Don’t Give Them Immunity.” Foundation for Economic Education. April 2015. RP
	64	+
	65	+
	66	+But for decades,
	67	+AND
	68	+“shall be liable.”
	69	+
	70	+====By barring victims from suing police, QI denies their status as moral agents. Instead, harming victims becomes just a “cost of doing business.”====
	71	+
	72	+Temple Law: Temple Law. “Accountability for Government Misconduct: Limiting Qualified Immunity and the Good Faith Defense.” Temple Law Review, Vol. 49, 1976. MZ
	73	+
	74	+No matter what
	75	+AND
	76	+of civil liberties.
	77	+
	78	+====Turning away from rights abuses is a form of complicity that actively dehumanizes victims.====
	79	+Kahn: Kahn, DT. “Bystander Intervention and Norm Shifting: A Social Psychological Research Overview,” 2011. EB
	80	+
	81	+In order to
	82	+AND
	83	+illustrated in Figure 1.
	84	+
	85	+====In contrast, the aff gives victims the agency to confront their oppressors themselves.====
	86	+
	87	+Wright: Wright, Sam. Contributor, Above the Law “Want to Fight Police Misconduct? Reform Qualified Immunity.” Above the Law, November 2015. RP
	88	+
	89	+As usual, I’ve
	90	+AND
	91	+needs to change.
	92	+
	93	+====And civil suits uniquely recognize that all people deserve their day in court, respecting agency.====
	94	+
	95	+Nixa: Nixa, Dan. Civil Rights Attorney “On the Importance of Civil Rights Lawsuits.” Chicagocivilrightslaw.com, May 6, 2016. CH
	96	+
	97	+While civil rights
	98	+AND
	99	+ we are now.
	100	+
	101	+====Advantage 2: Destroying Double-Standards====
	102	+
	103	+
	104	+====QI gives police an excuse for participating in even the most horrific injustices: like Nazi officers’ Nuremberg defense that they were “just following orders,” police can oppress the innocent and say they were “just doing their job.” Indeed, QI creates a double-standard, letting police get away with acts that would deemed reprehensible if another actor did them.====
	105	+
	106	+Heller: Heller, Jacob. J.D. Candidate, Stanford Law School “Abominable Acts.” Vermont Law Review, Vol. 34:311, 2010. LC
	107	+
	108	+
	109	+In these cases,
	110	+AND
	111	+of civilized law.
	112	+
	113	+====Indeed, QI sets a precedent that putting on a police hat absolves people of their most basic moral duties.====
	114	+
	115	+Grigg: Grigg, William N. Contributor, Pro Libertate “‘Qualified Immunity’ – A License to Commit Criminal Violence?” Pro Libertate, October 2013. RP
	116	+
	117	+There is no
	118	+AND
	119	+in other states.
	120	+
	121	+====Yet moral obligations transcend specific roles, as they come from fundamental humanity; the same basic norms apply to all actors, regardless of who they are.====
	122	+
	123	+DeGeorge notes: De George, Richard T. University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Kansas Business Ethics. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1999. CH
	124	+
	125	+Because people are
	126	+AND
	127	+to be moral.
	128	+
	129	+====In contrast, the aff exposes police misconduct, calling attention to the agent behind the action.====
	130	+Bernick 2: Bernick, Evan. Contributor, Foundation for Economic Education “To Hold Police Accountable, Don’t Give Them Immunity.” Foundation for Economic Education, April 2015. RP
	131	+
	132	+Qualified immunity shields
	133	+AND
	134	+ needs to happen?
	135	+
	136	+====And this is true regardless of the lawsuit’s outcome. What matters is the ability to bring a suit, not the results. Affirming makes that possible.====
	137	+
	138	+Armacost: Armacost, Barbara E. Associate Professor, University of Virginia School of Law “Qualified Immunity: Ignorance Excused.” Vanderbilt Law Review, 1998. RP
	139	+
	140	+Turning to section
	141	+AND
	142	+kinds of rights:

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Judge

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	1	+Mark Ahlstrom, Daniel Lumpee

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	1	+Greenhill SK

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	1	+25

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	1	+Harrison Piliero Aff

Title

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	1	+NOVDEC - Role Morality AC

Tournament

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	1	+Apple Valley RR