FULL MOTION: “From Minneapolis to Greece, it is clear many police officers cannot be trusted. This house recommends that Western nations reduce the number of police officers and use the money to improve surveillance and ethical training.”
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"These are all fantastic presentations which would not be out of place in a university context. The range of vocabulary, variety of grammatical structures, clear pronunciation and assertiveness in presenting are a high level throughout." (Andrew Wimhurst, English at Uni-BZ)
"The [motion's] sponsors had a chance to win if they didn’t choose to appeal to the hearts of the audience rather than to reassure that the number of police officers (below a certain floor) doesn’t correlate inversely with crime or violent unrest, and proved that unjustifiable police violence is truly on the increase in OECD (i.e. “Western”) countries and not only the perception thereof. Thus, the team opposing the motion should win - paradoxically not only thanks to the soundness of their arguments, but rather due to the unfortunate tactical approach of the sponsors." (Christoph Atzwanger, Atzwanger AG and Franziskanergymnasium's Gymnasialverein)
"Insgesamt geht aus diesen deutlich hervor, dass die Proposition-Gruppe ihre Sache besser gemacht hat. Dazu ist zum einen zu sagen, dass deren Sprecher großteils frei bzw. nur unter sporadischer Zuhilfenahme von Gedächtnisstützen sprechen; zum anderen sind ihre Beiträge sehr strukturiert." (Prof. Lukas Oberrauch, German and Classics at Franziskanergymnasium Bozen)