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  • This House, as a begginer hero in high crime city, would choose to follow Batman's philosophy over Punisher's philosophy

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    When dealing with heinous crimes, Batman's philosophy is based on a moral code of not killing, believing that criminals, regardless of their crimes, should be judged by the law and given a second chance. The Punisher's beliefs revolve around a distrust of the justice system, believing it is corrupt and inefficient, and that the best moral way to deal with heinous crime is by eliminate those who perpetuate it.

    South Atlantic Debate Championship 2025 · Novice Final · 2025-11-01

  • This House believes that it is in the interest of the Democratic Party to emulate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign strategy over Andrew Cuomo’s in the next federal election.

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    In the upcoming NYC mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani labels himself as a democratic socialist, championing the disillusioned working class over the traditional Democratic establishment. Some of his campaign promises include free child care for all families, rent freezes on all rent stabilized apartments (almost half of NYC apartments are rent stabilized), and redirecting funding from police to mental health workers . In contrast, Andrew Cuomo presents himself as a steady, pragmatic moderate with deep experience. Some of his campaign promises include expanding eligibility for childcare subsidies, building more affordable housing units, and increasing the size of the NYPD.

    University of Western Ontario Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-11-01

  • This House Prefers a world where modern policing follows the “mercenary police model.”

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    Under the mercenary police model, local governments don't hire their own public police forces. Instead, they contract private security firms to perform police functions such as patrolling, investigation, and emergency response.

    Unity Cup 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-25

  • Provided he wins, This House Believes That Zohran Mamdani will do more good than harm.

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    Zohran Mamdani is a state assemblyman since 2021, and member of the Democratic Socialists of America who is polling to win the NYC Mayoral Election in November, with around 45% of the vote, with the rest split between other candidates. Mamdani's platform includes support for a rent freeze for millions of tenants and making evictions much more difficult, making buses free, replacing private utility companies with public ones, redirecting NYPD funds towards social services, increasing taxes on the rich and corporations, and defiantly standing against Trump and ICE.

    Unity Cup 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-10-25

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of feminist movements in India to engage in vigilantism

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    Some feminist and grassroots groups in India have turned to vigilantism as a form of resistance and protection against sexual violence. One well-known example is the Gulabi Gang in Uttar Pradesh, whose members confront abusers, often with physical violence and public displays of anger.

    Davao Novice Cup 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-18

  • This house believes that football clubs should actively disassociate from their 'Ultras'

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    In club football, 'Ultras' refer to a long-standing group of institutional fans renowned for their fanatical support. They are membership-based organizations that aim to create an atmosphere which intimidates opposing teams/fans through the use of verbal support, flares, banners etc. In some cases, Ultras have been associated with violent altercations with rival fans during games. While Ultras are not directly associated with the football club, they organize meetings with the staff/coaches and have reserved seats in stadiums. Many Ultras also engage in political activism across the spectrum. Examples include Indonesian club Persebaya's Ultras (the Bonek) campaigning against FIFA corruption, Turkish club Beşiktaş’ “Çarşı”protesting against president Erdogan's repression and Inter Milan's Curva Nord supporting right- wing Italian politics.

    MPSC Nationals 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-09

  • This house believes that the gang member is more likely than the computer software executive to be the mayor’s murderer

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    Redwater is a high-crime city with a major gang presence. This morning, Redwater’s mayor was found dead, stabbed repeatedly inside the house he’d lived in for years. For this debate, the mayor’s murderer is one of these two suspects: Suspect 1: A member of the city’s largest, most notorious gang. The mayor campaigned on aggressively cracking down on the gang. During the mayor’s two months in office, Redwater’s police department arrested hundreds of gang members and seized millions of dollars' worth of illegal drugs from the gang. Suspect 2: The chief executive of a midsize computer software company that’s headquartered in the city. The computer software executive and the mayor were friends for many years, but their friendship became increasingly fraught after the mayor took office. Two days before the murder, the mayor told the executive he'd cancel the city’s multi-million-dollar contract with the software company and strongly recommend that the city's chief prosecutor open a criminal investigation into the executive for felony tax evasion. The day before the murder, the mayor publicly condemned the executive as “greedy and corrupt,” but at the time of the murder, he hadn't yet canceled the contract or recommended the criminal investigation to the chief prosecutor. Details about the crime: - The mayor’s body was stabbed several times in the chest and neck. The coroner estimates that the mayor, who bled to death in minutes, likely died between 12:15 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. - CCTV footage from across the street shows a car pulling into the house’s driveway at 12:02 a.m. and leaving at 12:14 a.m. The footage shows one unidentifiable person exiting the vehicle and entering the house. - The house’s on-duty bodyguard was found dead with a single gunshot to the back of the head. - The computer software executive did not pay the gang member, or any other criminal, to kill the mayor. Alibis: - The gang member claims he was at a local restaurant from around 11 p.m. to around 1 a.m. the night of the murder. Although the restaurant's cameras were off the whole night, several other gang members at the restaurant confirmed his alibi to the police, as did the restaurant’s head chef. - The computer software executive first told police he was asleep, at home, the night of the murder. He later told police he was stressed out preparing for an upcoming business meeting for most of the night.

    Drexel Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-23

  • This house supports sanctuary states in the US.

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    Sanctuary states are jurisdictions that prioritize the safety and well-being of residents by limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Sanctuary policies include but are not limited to restricting the ability of local police to make arrests for federal immigration violations, preventing the construction of immigration detention centers, and information sharing on undocumented communities with federal authorities. California, Colorado, Illinois and New York are examples of sanctuary states.

    St Andrews pre-EUDC 2025 · ESL Semifinals · 2025-08-13

  • This house supports sanctuary states in the US.

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    Sanctuary states are jurisdictions that prioritize the safety and well-being of residents by limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Sanctuary policies include but are not limited to restricting the ability of local police to make arrests for federal immigration violations, preventing the construction of immigration detention centers, and information sharing on undocumented communities with federal authorities. California, Colorado, Illinois and New York are examples of sanctuary states.

    St Andrews pre-EUDC 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-08-13

  • This house would significantly re-allocate funding from police systems to community-based intervention programs (e.g. identifying young men susceptible to gun violence and providing them with cognitive-behavioral therapy; hands-off strategies involving initiatives like training 911 call receivers or engaging local community members to intervene in conflicts before they escalate into violence).

    Mastermind Chronicles 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-08

  • This house believes that the practice of private citizens conducting sting operations to entrap alleged pedophiles brings more harm than good

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    In some countries, private individuals or online groups pose as minors to lure and expose suspected pedophiles, often filming confrontations and posting them online

    Split Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-19

  • This house believes that the practice of private citizens conducting sting operations to entrap alleged pedophiles brings more harm than good

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    In some countries, private individuals or online groups pose as minors to lure and expose suspected pedophiles, often filming confrontations and posting them online

    Split Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-19

  • In cities with prominent concentrations of homeless populations (e.g. the Tenderloin in San Fransisco, the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver or O’Connell Street and surrounding areas in Dublin), This house would pursue policies to disperse homeless populations across the city (e.g. spreading-out homeless shelters, providing financial incentives for resettlement, ordering law enforcement to remove inhabitants)

    Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-07-12