Trial 3

 Bakke v. California

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Honor. We have all been brought here today to discuss a serious matter in the world of education. While it is a blessing that we have been able to progress in this world, it has now come to interfere with other students' abilities to further their education.

Allan Bakke has been rejected from his choice school twice even though he has a higher GPA than other students that applied and were accepted. He believes this is the product of trying to give African Americans and others equal opportunities even if their grades aren’t up to par as they should be. 

While there is nothing wrong with giving these students equal opportunities, there is a different way to do this aside from taking away the opportunity from deserving students. Giving these students opportunities should not be the cause of other students losing a spot that should rightfully be there. 

When you work so hard for something only to have it taken away from you but given to a student who is intellectually not as up to par as the other. This can be seen as bias in certain situations which is unfair even if it is unintentional. If we want to give these students opportunities then we can start by having them be equally judged and selected by colleges based purely on their grades. 

I think it suffices to say that African American and other ethnicities would rather be accepted into college fairly than being accepted purely because a school is afraid of angering any one of other ethnicities. If we want to give them equal opportunities, we can start by looking at everyones applications fairly and choosing acceptances based on grades. 

I hope you all take a moment to think about my words and discover how you want to proceed with this case. Thank you."