Law Debate Topics — page 19

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• Is the death penalty a truly reliable deterrent? 88.2% of polled criminologists do not believe that the death penalty is a deterrent at all(1), therefore would it be more beneficial if we were to imprison convicts and spend the$1 million(2) we save on education and health care?…
• There is no justification for allowing the death penalty to continue if innocent lives are being lost. According to a recent study, if all death-sentenced defendants remained under sentence of death indefinitely at least 4.1% would be exonerated(1). As a result, we must pause…

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• I am glad that I was able to do that, and I believe that is the true purpose of debate. You are very welcome. And thank you for debating with me. It was a very good first debate, I believe, for both of us. Thank you!
• Thank you Hunton711 for the response. You have stated: "I see no evidence behind those speaches [sic] that that you included in your argument." That is why I cited a specific source. I shall post it again: http://freethought.mbdojo.com... You continue to say, "I do still…

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• Should marijuana become legalized for recreational use? In this debate, I am taking the Pro stance, meaning I support the legalization. 1st round - State your stance. 2nd round - Evidence to support stance. 3rd round - Counter the opponent's stance. 4th round - Closing…
• My opponent has chosen to not respond this round. I was hoping to further our discussion over the issue, but I will stay hopeful that my opponent responds in the next round.

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• My opponent has forfeited again. Please vote "Pro"! Thank you.
• Extend all arguments. Thank you. If need be, I'll start a new debate and cancel this one.

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• Excuse me, but your arguments are twice refuted, to assist allow me to point out the following. The opponents argues what I contests in point 7, that it is not possible to assess mental suitability for a citizen to own lethal weapons. We simply do not possess effective and fool…
• 1. The 200 year old second amendment, was made when the U.S.A was being colonized and 2. Its is NOT relevant anymore.. the threat of Indians is gone. It is an outdated, colonial law. This is an amendment made in the 1790's. It is entirely irrelevant and absurd think it…

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• It would seem as though some headway has been made; however, my opponent has set out a few red herrings in his last round that need to be addressed. I am not, for instance, arguing from my gut instinct that "[gay marriage bans] are unreasonable and therefore unconstitutional".…
• Allow me to begin by thanking Lightkeeper for taking time out of his day to debate with me. Clearly, there seems to be some considerable distance between us. And while I do appreciate his attempt to show that Proposition 8 is constitutional, I cannot help pointing out that his…

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• the AR-15/m-16/m-4 platform is dated and the proper alternative is the Israel made bull-pup tar-21. bull-pup meaning the bolt and magazine is located behind the trigger. leading to a more compact and streamlined look and feel. open to any AR enthusiast.
• to reply, i do claim you are not giving the rifle enough credit. the first prototypes of the IWI tavor 21 started in 1991 and became standard rifle for the IDF in 2001, and it has spread throughout a fair part of the world since then(I. E India, Brazil, Thailand, Vietnam)…

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• con argues background checks are a hassle to law abiding citizens. isn't it worth it if it saves thousands if not millions of lives? con argues checks do not deter criminals anyway. like i argued in my original post, some will surely break the law and get a gun. but not all…
• about forty percent of gun sales currently do not involve background checks. that means there's plenty of head way to be made here. true, some will just get guns illegally. but not ALL of them will. this is common sense. to say otherwise is like saying we shouldn't have crime…

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• Yes it must not be abolished.
• I have clearly won this debate.

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• The topic of our debate is the death penalty. We believe that the death penalty should be abolished. The United States spreads a message telling others that killing someone is wrong. Then, they go and allow offical people to be hypocritical and kill someone for a crime…

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• In conclusion, Actor Jussie Smollett has been caught lying in hopes of receiving more exposure and "fame. " My side of the debate was never really about if he's innocent of guilty. I presented my argument more so on the hypocrisy of the legal system. I used his case as the…
• My point exactly, Which goes back to me saying that it's not as serious as it's made out to be because gay, Straight, Black, White and every other race has done the same thing numerous times. None of those white women, Who purposely made those false police reports, Were told to…

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• 1. Deterrence The Chief the chief argument for the death penalty is its ability to save lives. Indeed, a strong consensus among modern studies has found the death penalty can deter crime [1. . http://www.cjlf.org...] To understand why the death penalty would deter crime is to…
• Definitions: Death penalty: execution administered to criminals found guilty for murder (generally first degree).

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• According to a 2012 ACLU report, Black people are 3.7 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white people despite comparable usage rates. Furthermore, in counties with the worst disparities, Blacks were as much as 30 times more likely to be arrested.…
• Marijuana's legalization would simplify the development of hemp as a valuable and diverse agricultural crop in the United States, including its development as a new bio-fuel to reduce carbon emissions. Canada and European countries have managed to support legal hemp cultivation…

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• 1. Laws are made and made carefully, not arbitrarily. The laws are debated and more. Thats why abortion is not against the law. Controlling a person is limited. That is the principal America is based on. America elects its officals and have several rights. Control is limited…
• 1.The president should not have the right to control people who have the ability to make good decisions. These unwanted mothers have full brain capacity but simply dont want to raise a child. This is offensive to say that anybody who gets knocked up or raped is mentally…

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• What will be illuminated in my side of this debate contradicts what the general American Assumes. In the 2006 Gallup Poll, 67% of Americans was in favor of the death penalty, while 27% were against it, and the final 5% voted "no opinion," I found this data on…
• Well, I feel sorry that you feel that strongly about the subject. What if you commit a small crime? For example, the cashier gives you $5.20 back when she only was supposed to give you $4.20 back. Are you denied the rights? I am absolutely sure we have all committed a crime,…

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• All points extended.
• My opponent brings up a point that Brown was shot long after the robbery, but the robbery happened at 11:51AM and the shooting of Brown occurred at 12:01 PM. That's a total of 10 minutes later which isn't long at all. (http://www.usatoday.com...)He attacked officer Darren…

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• My opponent has proved that he can attack my statement, he does so because of his such narrow range of view on the topic. Yes, true I mistakenly neglected to add in the 'United States' in the original question, my opponent has showed a lack of sources for his statement that…
• You have focused your response in round two on how the escape of murderers could lead to more murders. While this is true throughout history is has only happened a mere five times. Also, you must focus on key words in the term 'capital punishment'. It is not 'capital…

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• Pros Case(A) Prostitution Does Not Violate Any Persons LibertiesPrimarily, the purpose of making certain activities/things illegal is for the purpose of preserving the rights of individuals. Therefore, it follows that if engaging in prostitution does not violate personal…
• Please do not debate semantics/troll. Please do not forfeit.

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• That statement that scientist don't understand the brain fully is true[1]. Not to some degree, but its 100% true. With that, we really can't say right now why some people like their own gender over the opposite one. And if we don't really understand it then we can't just start…
• Thank you for the acceptance. Hope we have a great friendly debate! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lets start with response "Therefore homosexual desires can be controlled". This could not be more wrong, you…

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• The problem of prison rape is a real and horrific one. Mostly heterosexual people are put into an enclosed place without the opposite sex. This results in sexual frustration often leading to rape. The high levels of testosterone in male prisons also leads to more crime. For the…
• 1. We can deal with bone density loss by giving inmates more calcium. It should be noted that "sexual reassignment treatments" including female hormones are approved for mtf transsexuals. Would they approve that if it had potential side effects that were too extreme? 2.…

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• A large part of my first argument will be based on the Prohibition. When America banned the use of alcohol. 1. Legalizing marijuana will help lower crime rates. 2. It's not as bad as other drugs such as alcohol. 3. The government could collect taxes off of it. But first I will…
• I also hope to have an enjoyable debate most of the people i talk to do not listen and just repeat the same thing over and over not making any new points.

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• In addition, "an eye for an eye," a commonly used phrase, alludes that these victims deserve justice! My opponent may try to convince you that we have to "turn the other cheek" and be the better people. Unfortunately, he does not realise that turning the other cheek "makes the…
• A California legislator stated that, "What we"re up against is the kind of criminal who, just as soon as he gets out of jail, will immediately commit this crime again at least 90 percent of the time." When younger and you made a mistake more than once, you were corrected by any…

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• What does it affect other people if gays get married. They have done nothing wrong. Come on they are born with it. I really want to debate somebody who does not believe that gays should have rights for themselves
• What does it affect other people if gays get married. They have done nothing wrong. Come on they are born with it. I really want to debate somebody who does not believe that gays should have rights for themselves

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• I applaud my opponent on accurately defining Kantian Ethics, however he has failed to precisely explain why we must reject Euthanasia. He has vaguely mentioned that we all have a duty to be "moral autonomous agents", while advocating the repeal of the right to end one's own…
• First off, I would like to start this debate by defining a few key terms. Oregon's Death by Dignity law gives a terminally ill oregonian the right to end their life through the voluntary self administration of lethal medications, expressly prescribed by a physician for that…

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• Forward all points.
• Rebuttals"well ultimately the bottom line is that people are gonna do what they want to do whether it is legal or not. otherwise we wouldn't have jails. but the thing is although i agree with you when you say that regulation may prevent diseases the fact remains that it won't…

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• If the USA goverment were to leagalize cannabis it would save unknown amounts of taxpayers money because not only jail cost for the people who are put in jail because they are caught with it. The goverment would also save on tracking and busting dealers who may just be trying…
• Yes some states may have already legalized it but if the united states of America legalized it that may solve this economical crisis that we are going through. Because millions of Americans use weed, and really what's the difference between weed and tobacco. Because really…

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• First I would like to point out that my opponent did not actually rebut any of my points but merely espoused his own short and rather flimsy position. I. Rebuttals 1. "how about we don't legalize it under the title of " Freedom " when it is the Freedom to take away the Freedom…
• I. Private Institutions and Freedom of AssociationImagine this, someone comes up to me and asks if we can hang out and be friends. I look this person over and for personal and private reasons deny the person their request. I do not wish to associate, give my time or energy to…

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• yes facts are facts. you cant find scientific support for your position. i can find effective consensus. again this isn't a debate about specific gun controls so i dont know why you are arguing about it.
• I guess I can just skip con's rant about whether gun control is a good idea. the only thing being debated are the two points in the title. so con's one graph that he found somewhere on the internet beats the scientific consensus? I cited literature reviews, anyone can do their…

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• If it is not, I shall simply say, in response to what Con said in opening: to allow anybody unrestricted access to such procedures, medicine and facilities denigrates the humanity of the young child in the mother's womb. In a society where "equal rights" is so loudly praised…
• youngliberal either refuses to argue or does not have an argument against the pro-life stance. Given this, I strongly encourage you to vote Pro. Contrary to the cries of the typical "pro-choice" crowd, laws such as this do not affect the woman's body. They are protecting the…

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• To add on, you argued that an atheist would see a higher value of human life, and because of that arguments against the capital punishment are not weak. This is at best an incomplete assertion, not a logical argument. I look forward to your response to my points from round 2.…
• Hi, thank you for replying. I shall start by saying that I will not respond to your being 'against the jail system... and fix the jail system'. My focus is on the controversies surrounding the capital punishment, not reforms on our incarceration institutions. I urge you to…

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• My opponents points are this: Why can't I know if he carries? Open carry is better Accidents Note the resolution states violent crime, and only his open carry (deterrence) applies. I will refute them all, though, as these gun myths annoy me. --> why cant I know? The question is…
• Masterdebater Do you masterdebate?

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• Thank you for continuing the debate.To be clear, I did not assert that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to homosexuals. I does not. I was simply making the point that it is within the government's power to address this issue. I feel that I have sufficiently proven that the…
• To be clear, I intend on debating this in the realm of American politics. My first argument will address the two points which you mentioned in your acceptance. First, religious freedom is not applicable to refusing service. I agree that the First Amendment to the US…

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• Enemy combatants are not US citizens and as such they should not enjoy any protection which a US citizen enjoys under the Constitution.
• Habeas Corpus has often been suspended in times of conflict, when it has been deemed necessary.

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• The death penalty is morally justified. My value is vengeance. I define vengeance with the definition from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary; the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else. I will be speaking specifically…
• This is how the debate will function; Round 1: State your stance and that you will be debating (for instance "I accept this challenge and oppose the death penalty"). Round 2: Opening statements Round 3: Rebuttals to opening statements Round 4: Closing statements and second…

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• "As to the first point, it has been demonstrably shown that the death penalty has no rates of crimes that have death penalty consequences." 1. What is your source? "Death penalty offences are inherently irrational acts, so to assume that people who commit these crimes are…
• Reasons for the Death Penalty: 1. One merit of the Death Penalty is that it discourages people to murder other people if death is the consequence. If people know they would die if they killed someone, then they are less likely to kill someone than if they know that they would…

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• You make a good point. Sorry I'm late on this. Unfortunately I don't think there is much to argue as I agree with most of your premise and you agree with a few of the important aspects of mine. I'd love to hear more viewpoints on the topic If you have any.
• You make a good point but every case should be dealt with individually and not lumped in to the same categories. There are children who have been victims of terrible living conditions and just a terrible life experience to begin with. Those same children are being convicted of…

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• Justice is a right for victims, and torturers do not have the right to live off of the tax payers.
• You never know until you are tortured, and it is rude to judge survivors for how they feel.

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• I hope for an interesting and thought-provoking debate. *** Gladiator battles should be legal if both sides willingly want to fight. This is because there is a net benefit from allowing gladiator battles, there are already dangerous sports allowed, and both sides agree to the…
• FULL RESOLUTIONResolved: Gladiator Battles should be Legal if both sides willingly want to fight***DEFINITIONSGladiator: an armed combatant who [entertains] audiences [with] violet confrontation with other gladiators...[and] wild animals. [1](*Note: I know that I butchered the…

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• Since my opponent wishes not to participate further I would like to finalize my argument by saying that Prostitution is but string in a spider'web of crime, they are all inter elated with one another. Drugs, Human Trafficking, Modern day slavery,Money laundery and such. My…
• My opponent seems to have forfeited until he offers us a new argument, if any. http://findingjustice.org... Here are some statistics regarding Prostitution and it's crisis. Best regards.

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• My opponent is right. He has shown exactly why stricter gun control was not necessary. Vote for him. I did not play devil's advocate very well. :P
• I will be playing devil's advocate (speaking out for the position normally against what I really believe).I will start off simple.1. Deterrence to crime and deathsThere have been many shootings in the pass years. [http://www.motherjones.com...] These are all due to guns, and if…

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• Waterboarding has already been a proven success. Zayn Abidin Muhammed Hussein Abu Zubaydah, an al Qaeda chief, was waterboarded in 2002. Within 30 seconds, he broke. He provided valued information, such as: Omar al-Faruq, an agent of Jemaah Islamiya, al-Qaeda's Indonesian…
• So, you're using MSNBC to support your position against torture. I should just use Rush Limbaugh to support my position then, huh? You're under the delusion that Zubaydah was waterboarded numerous times. He wasn't. He was waterboarded ONCE and he broke within 30 seconds. "A…

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• (This is my first debate so if I mess up the set-up I apologize in advance) To me Affirmative Action is a hypocritical idea and policy. It supposedly is a program to end discrimination, however all it does it promotes discrimination. Affirmative Action makes race and gender…
• Sorry I have taken such a long time to respond, I have a lot of exams this week so I'm very busy. In regards to your two comments below all of your links. The first is showing that while you the government put these policies to ensure race and gender do not play a role in…

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• So, my contender has stated that people kill people for no reason. However, even without guns, people kill each other. Please look at this following site for more evidence; http://listverse.com... Also, even if the US bans guns, how would they confiscate all the guns? And how…
• So, I'm on the side that guns should be allowed To start, I would like to state the very reason why guns are allowed in the US It is in the law somewhere, and it allows guns so that people can have power to stand up against their government when needed. Other than these…

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• You can already cast your ballad for Pro because of the very CRUCIAL drop he makes. He drops the argument about how life in prison with no parole is worst than the death penalty. On to the Value Criterion Debate My opponent makes major contradictory statements when he says…
• Thanks Nick for posting up arguments. I will now proceed to post up my own case then rebut his. Since Justice and Morality rests upon proportionality and giving each their due, Affirm the resolved which states The Death Penalty is a justified means of punishment For further…

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• Minorities are far more often to benefit from the state government instead of the federal government since the majority of America is what elects the politicians that run our country. The federal government is one entity that only makes one decision. When it comes to civil…
• Since when has the federal government ever controlled a states marriage policy. I understand that this is a big civil rights issue, but the problem is no one looks out for the Christians who aren't comfortable with living with gay marriage in their community. At…

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• Since my opponent forfeitet this round I can but extend my arguments therein.
• As the pro side, I will attempt to refute my opponent's arguments and prove why capital punishment does have a place in modern society. Now, without further ado, I shall begin with the refutation of my opponent's argumentation, followed by my own arguments. My opponent's round…

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• Aww, unfortunate. I debated something similar to this once and lost, but for the stupidest reasons and wanted another go at it. I guess vote Aff since my opponent agrees with me. Drugs are bad, but that doesn't justify war!
• I accept. In my arguments, I will show three main things. 1. The War on Drugs is too costly 2. The War on Drugs causes more crime 3. Jailing all the offenders is also too costly I look forward to a fun and fair debate!

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• Now first off I want to say that I am not completely against the second amendment. I believe that you should be able to own a gun if you want but I also believe that a private citizen should not have access to certain guns. My point is simple. Columbine and other mass shootings…
• Challenge accepted. And to clear things up, Insanedude is for complete obliteration of gun control while I am for some.

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• I will rebut your answers as well, as I also have much left to say about the morality of abortion. 'Simplified: You sacrifice 200 innocent people (the fetus) to save <50.000 innocent people (the 11-year-old).' The problem with this hypothetical analogy is that you are regarding…
• I see now I wasn't specific enough. For simplicity's sake, let's just focus on the morality of abortion, and not the legality. 'Killing humans is sometimes right and sometimes wrong. This means that abortion is sometimes morally right, sometimes morally wrong, and often, it's…

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• lets see here inside your demented mind , polluted by marxists that would convince you that we humans are a plague on earth- an abomination not the sacred enlightened beings we are Your first statements I will analyze " You haven't demonstrated the misery," " death is…
• First of all, your view of life is APPALLING and you should be ashamed of yourself and grow up, or face a life of misery, drug addiction, and death What am I talking about ? this reprehensible comment they are a thief, a parasite, a being incapable of respecting rights (without…