TheMockTrialReflectionFall2014

TheProSide
1.OpeningStatementsWhatideas&perspectiveswereestablished?
TheProteamestablishedanideaofmonstersandwhiteknights.Theybelievethatifthe
governmentisnottheirtotowatchoverthemoneygrabbingcooperationwithtoxicG.Mplantsin
onehandandthesafetoeatG.Mproduceintheother.Theyalsobelievethatweneedthe
governmenttoswoopintoprotectthepeoplefromG.M.Osandtokeepcorporationsfrom
makinganunhealthyproductthatwouldmakethemgobankrupt.Theyalsostatedthatifthe
governmentdoesnotregulateG.Mproductsthenthecompanyswillusethemtocontrolthe
people.GovernmentregulationistheonlyethicalchoiceProGovlawyers

2.WitnessTestimonyArgumentsadvanced,evidenceexamined&majorpointsmade.
JohnKeyenza
Believesthatthegovernmentisthereasonwhythereareunions.Healsobelievesthatwithout
thegovernmentcompanieswillrunwildandcreatebadproducts.FinallyMr.Keyenzastatesthat
becausethegovernmentputsalargeamountofmoneyintoG.M.Orelatedcompaniesand
researchlabsthentheyshouldhaveahugesayinwhatisbeingdoneinthoseplaces.
MichelR.Taylor
Mr.Taylorbelievesthatthegovernmentshouldnothavetotalcontrolbutbeinvolvedinthe
organizationstheyfund.Hefeelsthatthecompaniesshouldbeconcernedmorewiththeir
productsbeingsafeandnotjustmakingaprofit.AmajorpointmadewasthetheF.D.Aisnot
doingtheirjob.
FrancisCollins
Mr.Collinsbelievesthatifweleaveituptolargecompaniestoregulatethemselvesthentheywill
onlybeconcernedwithturningaprofitthuscreatingbadunhealthyproducts.

3.ClosingStatementHowthelawyerstiedtogethertheelementsofthetrial.
Theproteamstatedthatyesthegovernmentiscorrupt.Butthatthesolutionliesinfixingthe
problemsingovernmentF.D.Aregulationsandnotsimplythrowingitoutaltogether.Theybelieve
thatifweweretothroughoutgovernmentregulationsaltogethermanypeoplewouldgethurt.The
peopleneedthegovernmentandthegovernmentneedsthepeople.

TheAntiSide
4.OpeningStatementsWhatideas&perspectiveswereestablished?
TheAntiteamstartedthetrialbyshootingdownthemythsandlegendsofG.M.Os.They
explainedthatG.M.Oswasjustaanotherformofselectivebreeding.Theirfortheirisnoneed
forgovernmentregulation.Thebiggestnegativefactorsofg.mproductsisthelabelingandthe
ideaplantedbecauseofthoselabels.Eventhoughgeneticallymodifiedfoodinthemarketplaceis
tothisdaystillproventobejustashealthyforusasallotherfoods.

5.WitnessTestimony
HughGrant
Mr.GrantexplainedhowG.M.Osareashealthyasanyotherfoodoutthereandthatthisfacthas
beenprovenbyseveralhealthandscientificorganizationsaroundtheworld.Heexplainedthat
becauseG.M.Osareharmlessthattheirisnoreasonforthegovernmenttoregulatethem.

BillGates
Mr.Gatesisawellknownphilanthropistandpartownerofmonsanto.Duringthetrialheexplained
whyhebecameandownerofmontsant,whyheinvestedhismoneyintowhattheydoandstand
for.HebelievesthatweneedtothinkaboutGMOsisthesamewaywethinkabout
drugs.Wheneversomeonecreatesanewdrug,youhavetohaveverysmartpeoplelookingat
lotsoftrialbaseddatatomakesurethebenefitsfaroutweighanyofthedangers.
RonPaulMr.Paulcannotsayitenoughhestatesthatweneedtocompletelytakethe
governmentoutofG.M.Oaffairs.Hestatesthatthepeoplecanthinkforthemselvesanddoesnot
needthegovernmenttoputlabelsorprescriptedideasonourfood.Wecanthinkforourselves,
wemakeachoiceofwhatweputinourbodiesbyourselves.
6.ClosingStatementHowthelawyerstiedtogethertheelementsofthetrial.
TheantiteamstatedthattheirshouldbeabsolutelynogovernmentinvolvementinG.M.Os.
WehavehadG.M.Osscenesthebirthofagriculture(breeding/farming).Withoutthegovernment
wecancontrolhowthecompanieswork.Inorderforthebusinestogrowtheywillbeforcedto
pleasus.Bycontrollingwhereandwhowebuyfromcompanieswilldothebesttohelp
themselveswhichmeanscreatingproductsthataresafeandhealthy.
TheJusticesDeliberations&Opinions
7.SummarizetheJusticesdeliberations
Thejusticeslikedhowtheproteamusedmetaphorstoexplaintheircase.Theywereinterested
tolearnhowtheF.D.Aisnotdoingtheirjobandisalsonotdoingmostoftheirtesting.They
wheregivenclarificationtohowmuchmoneythegovernmentgivestoagriculture.Thejustices
thenwereshockedtofindthatthecompaniesactuallydomostoftheirtesting.Thejustices
believethattheprosidecouldhavebeenmoreclearandtalkslowertoexplaintheirside
better.Thejusticesfeltthattheprosidecouldhavefocusedmoreonpersuadingthemtovote
yesthenjustbashingtheantiteamswitnesses.Theantiteamdidagoodjobofshowinghowthe
freemarketsystemisreallynotatruefreemarketsystembecausetheiraremanythingsthat
involvegovernmentmoneytogetproductsfromatoz.Thejusticeslikedhowtheantiteamwas
incharacterthroughoutthetrial.Thejusticesfeltthatattimesinthetrialtheantiteamhadgiven
weirdornotclarifiedanswersorstatements.Whichcreatedconfusionandfrustrationattimes.
Anargumentmadebytheantiteamthatstayedinthejusticesmindwasthefreemarkedrace.
Bycreatingafreemarketitwillforcecompaniestomakebetterproductstopleasethemasses.
Thejusticeslikedtheargumentthattheantitimemade.WhichwastheF.D.Aisnotdoingtheir
jobtheyjuststicktheirlabelonthingsandthereforeshouldn'tevenbearound.
8.DescribeoneJusticesopinioninparticularwhatismostinterestingaboutittoyou?
JusticeDiegohasaninterestingperspectiveonthetrial.Hefeltthatbothsideshadmadevery
goodpointsandwhereabletousesomeofthesamefactstoworkinbothfavors.Howeverhe
statedthathecouldseehowbothsideswerenotentirelyrightandthatthereasonhechoseto
leanmoretheantigovernmentinvolvementinGMOswasbecausehebelievesthatthepeople
candowhatisbestforthem.Hefeelsthatwemusteducatethepeoplesothattheyunderstand
whatGMOsreallyare.
9.SummarizetheMajorityOpinionHowdidtheystructuretheirargument&why?

Labels:
ThereisnoreasontoforcecompaniestolabelGMOs.Becausepeoplearenotinformedenough
aboutwhatG.Mproductsare.AnIdeaisforthegovernmenttogivemoneytohelpinformthe
peopleofG.Mproducts.WeshouldclarifylabelslikeGMOandorganicandwhatitreally
mean.Inconclusionthemajorityofthejusticessaynotolabelshowevertheydosaythatthe
govermentshouldfundaprogramthatwillinformpeopleabouttheexostanceofGMOswhat
theydowhogrowsthem.
CongressionalFunding$Companies:
Thecongressshouldbeabletochangehowmuchmoneytheygivebasedonwhattheresults
fromthecompaniesare.
NIHFunding$Research:
Itwasanunanimousdecisionbythejusticesthatyesthecongressshouldcontinuetofund
GMOresearch.
FDATesting:
ThejusticeshadanunanimousdecisionthatyesweshouldkeepFDAtestingbutthattheFDA
needstobechanged.

TheSignificanceoftheTrial

10.Pleasewriteyourthoughtfulresponsestothepromptsbelow:
Whateconomicideassharedorreferencedduringthetrialaremoststrikingtoyou?
LongertermeconomicsvsShorttermeconomics
Longertermeconomicsisthatcompanieswillcompeteforourbusinessthuscreatinghealthy
andsafeproducts.Howeverinthissystemtherearethosewhocanabuseitsellabadproduct
withintheyearandleavewithoutatrace.Shorttermeconomicsiswhenthegovernmentgives
fundingtocompaniestokeepthemafloat.Theproblemwiththisisthatcompaniescanabusethe
helpandcreatecheapbadproductsthatareunhealthyandnotsafeandnotworryabout
pleasingtheirconsumersbecausetheyarestillmakingmoney.

Whatgovernmentalorpoliticalideassharedorreferencedduringthetrialaremost
strikingtoyou?Why?
TheUniquelyAmericanPattern
IfoundthatthiswassuperinterestingthatthemajorityofpeopleintheU.Sdoesnotlikethe
governmenthoweverwhenyoulistwhatthegovernmentdoesthenthepeoplelikeeverything
theydo.Whenan11thgradeclassroomismakingthesamedecisionsasadultswhatdoyou
callthat?Isitjusthowwegrewupwithhavewebeenmentallypreparedtothinkthisway?This
patternbringsalotofquestionstothetableIthinkthatswhyIthinkitsveryinteresting.

Wheredoyoustandonatleastoneissueraisedinthetrial?
Ifeelthatweneedtocontrolourmoneynow!Eventhoughalotofcompanieswillcontinueto
makeaprofitifwedon'tbuyfromthem,weneedtomakeitapointtotellcorporationsweare
donewithunhealthyproducts.Ialsofeelthatwemusteducateourselvesonwhatexactlyweare
outinginourgrocerycartsandonourdinnertables.Ignoranceofwhatweeatisdangerousand
unhealthywemustlearntotrustfactsbeforecompanies.

AnswertoshouldthegovernmentregulateGMOs.0%absolutelyno100%absolutelyyes
Ryan51%
Kush65%
Diego45%
Frida35%
Jordan38%
Mishayla34%
Ronan60%
Tammy50%
Selena43%