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Policy Speech Assignment / Preparation Outline Template
I. Introduction
Attention getter: Alright, so what if I told you there were over 1.5 million drug arrests in the year 2014 alone in the US, and 1.2 million or 83% of those arrests were just for possession (drugpolicy.org). Of the 700k marijuana arrests, 88% of all arrests were solely for possession of the drug.
Establish credibility: As someone who has had a relative arrested for possession of a drug (marijuana, don’t be too alarmed), I strongly believe the US should end the war on drugs because of the overcrowding of hundreds of thousands of people in jails, because of the money being put into a program by the US government that isn’t working, and because stopping the war would severely hurt the cartels.
Give the audience a reason to listen: I know you’re probably asking yourself why you should care about this, but as we are transitioning into a stage in our lives where we …show more content…
Preview of main points: I am going to be talking about why the War on Drugs is A. Expensive, B. Ineffective and C. What you can do to help stop the bottomless money pit that is called the War on Drugs
Transition: Not only does the War on Drugs hurt us personally, but it holds a big weight in the US economy in recent years.
II. Main point #1: In June 1971, President Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” He dramatically increased the size and presence of federal drug control agencies, and pushed through measures such as no-knock warrants, meaning if cops got a warrant by a judge, law enforcement could walk in without informing the residents.
A. Over the past 40 years the federal government spent $1 trillion in the War on Drugs, and unfortunately those tax dollars have gone to
Policy Speech Assignment / Preparation Outline Template
I. Introduction
Attention getter: Alright, so what if I told you there were over 1.5 million drug arrests in the year 2014 alone in the US, and 1.2 million or 83% of those arrests were just for possession (drugpolicy.org). Of the 700k marijuana arrests, 88% of all arrests were solely for possession of the drug.
Establish credibility: As someone who has had a relative arrested for possession of a drug (marijuana, don’t be too alarmed), I strongly believe the US should end the war on drugs because of the overcrowding of hundreds of thousands of people in jails, because of the money being put into a program by the US government that isn’t working, and because stopping the war would severely hurt the cartels.
Give the audience a reason to listen: I know you’re probably asking yourself why you should care about this, but as we are transitioning into a stage in our lives where we …show more content…
Preview of main points: I am going to be talking about why the War on Drugs is A. Expensive, B. Ineffective and C. What you can do to help stop the bottomless money pit that is called the War on Drugs
Transition: Not only does the War on Drugs hurt us personally, but it holds a big weight in the US economy in recent years.
II. Main point #1: In June 1971, President Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” He dramatically increased the size and presence of federal drug control agencies, and pushed through measures such as no-knock warrants, meaning if cops got a warrant by a judge, law enforcement could walk in without informing the residents.
A. Over the past 40 years the federal government spent $1 trillion in the War on Drugs, and unfortunately those tax dollars have gone to