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  • This house, as a young queer person, W participate in the uprising

    Infoslide

    It is 1969 in New York City and a police raid on the Stonewall Inn (a gay bar) has led to an uprising against LGBTQ+ oppression and criminalisation. The protestors are throwing objects, forming barricades, and setting things on fires. The police are retaliating with use of force, including batons and tear gas.

    Cardiff Open 2025 · Silver Finals · 2025-03-22

  • For crimes with low prosecution and conviction rates (e.g. sexual assault, domestic violence or membership of criminal gangs), this house would lower the burden of proof from 'beyond reasonable doubt' to 'on the balance of probabilities"

    Infoslide

    If you believe something is true 'beyond reasonable doubt", you have no doubt that it happened based on the evidence presented. If you believe something is true 'on the balance of probabilities"i.e. has a higher chance of happening than not happening, you believe only that the evidence suggests it is more likely that it did happen than it did not.

    Ashoka University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Open Presemifinals · 2025-03-21

  • This house believes that the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch.

    Infoslide

    The Attorney General of India is responsible for overseeing the enforcement of federal laws, representing the government in legal matters before the Supreme Court, and providing consultancy to the President and executive agencies for the formation of legislation. In addition, the Attorney General manages the Union Government and its various divisions, including having discretion towards the prosecution of federal criminal cases.

    Ashoka University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Open Presemifinals · 2025-03-21

  • This House opposes the structure of compliance within countries

    Infoslide

    “Structure of compliance” refers to the systems, laws, social norms, and institutions that enforce obedience and ensure that citizens follow rules. This might include legal systems, surveillance, propaganda, education as indoctrination, harsh penalties, obedience to tradition, etc.

    NSDC SL25 · Semifinals · 2025-03-19

  • This house would implement a mandatory minimum sentence for recidivist crimes

    Infoslide

    Recidivism is when someone commits a crime again after already being punished for one. A mandatory minimum sentence is a minimum penalty gevin for a crime commited for any degree of severity

    Junior UBC Spring HST 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-03-19

  • This house would kill people with high Crime Coefficients

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, there is a machine capable of measuring the Crime Coefficient of a person i.e. the likelihood of a person commiting a crime. If the coefficient is low, the person can be rehabilitated. However, if it exceeds the limit, the person will commit crime regardless of rehabilitation attempts.

    CBS PD 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-03-15

  • This House Supports KIRA

    Infoslide

    <span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 14px;">In recent years, serious criminals around the world have been dying mysteriously of heart attacks. It is widely speculated that these deaths are caused by 'KIRA.' Some say that KIRA is a messenger of God and this is divine judgment, while others condemn them.</span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">Despite concerns about justice, most people concede that KIRA's criteria for punishment are "persuasive". They appear to follow a consistent pattern: for instance, those involved in unintentional traffic accidents are spared, while those guilty of drunk driving or egregious traffic violations are punished with death.</span></p><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">Over the years, global crime rates have decreased by 70%, and KIRA's punishments have now extended to those committing minor offenses, such as petty theft or vandalism.</span></p>

    Asian Bridge 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-15

  • This house prefers a world where the KM Nanavati verdict was not overturned by the Bombay High Court

    Infoslide

    India abolished the jury system after the infamous K. M. Nanavati case (1959), where a naval officer was tried for killing his wife's lover. The jury initially acquitted him, but the verdict was overturned by the Bombay High Court, citing media influence and public sentiment swaying the jury's decision. This led to India formally phasing out juries with the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) reforms in 1973. Since then, India has relied solely on bench trials, where judges deliver verdicts based on law and evidence.

    CBS PD 2025 · Open Semi Finals · 2025-03-15

  • This house would kill people with high Crime Coefficients

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, there is a machine capable of measuring the Crime Coefficient of a person i.e. the likelihood of a person commiting a crime. If the coefficient is low, the person can be rehabilitated. However, if it exceeds the limit, the person will commit crime regardless of rehabilitation attempts.

    CBS PD 2025 · Open Semi Finals · 2025-03-15

  • This house prefers a world where the KM Nanavati verdict was not overturned by the Bombay High Court

    Infoslide

    India abolished the jury system after the infamous K. M. Nanavati case (1959), where a naval officer was tried for killing his wife's lover. The jury initially acquitted him, but the verdict was overturned by the Bombay High Court, citing media influence and public sentiment swaying the jury's decision. This led to India formally phasing out juries with the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) reforms in 1973. Since then, India has relied solely on bench trials, where judges deliver verdicts based on law and evidence.

    CBS PD 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-03-15

  • This house believes that criminal justice policy should be solely decided by technocrats.

    Infoslide

    Technocrats in criminal justice policy are experts, often with backgrounds in law, economics, or social sciences, who use data-driven analysis and technical expertise to design, implement, and evaluate policies.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (S) · Round 4 · 2025-03-15

  • This house would ban plea bargains.

    Infoslide

    A plea bargain is an agreement between a defendant and a prosecutor in which the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge or receives a reduced sentence in exchange for avoiding a trial.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (S) · Round 4 · 2025-03-15

  • This house would ban plea bargains.

    Infoslide

    A plea bargain is an agreement between a defendant and a prosecutor in which the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge or receives a reduced sentence in exchange for avoiding a trial.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (J) · Round 4 · 2025-03-15

  • This house supports the use of backdoor strategies by intelligence operations to arrest suspected criminals, such as in Operation Trojan Shield.

    Infoslide

    Infoslide: In 2017, the FBI, in cooperation with Australian law enforcement developed an anonymous encrypted messaging system, ANOM, targeted towards users affiliated with organised crime. A backdoor in the app allowed authorities to secretly monitor its users, therefore allowing for an international sting operation named Operation Trojan Shield to occur in 2021, where international law enforcement agencies used information gathered from ANOM to arrest over 800 suspects allegedly involved in criminal activity in 16 countries.

    Junior SDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-15