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  • This house believes that the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement should campaign for the inclusion of more African American police officers instead of the defunding of the police force

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    Black Lives Matter (BLM), is a decentralized political and social movement, formed in the United States in 2013, dedicated to fighting racism and anti-Black violence, especially in the form of police brutality.

    BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 · 6 · 2020-09-05

  • In the wake of Jacob Blake shooting, As African-American athletes in the NBPA, this house would boycott the remaining of the NBA season

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    In March 2020, the NBA season was postponed due to the coronavirus. After a few months, the NBA planned to continue the season as it was considered to be safe. The plan was met with criticism from the African-American members on the National Basketball Player Association (NBPA) who raised the concern about the ongoing Black Lives Matter protest. Despite the resistance, the NBA decided to continue the season. Eventually, NBPA members hesitantly agree to the plan, and the season was continued in early August 2020. In 23rd August 2020, another police shooting incident happened, involving victim, Jacob Blake, an African-American man. The incident sparked another wave of protest across the country.

    Argumentum Open 2020 · Open Quarters · 2020-08-29

  • This house supports Black rights movements in the West's strategy of actively campaigning to defund the police instead of pushing for institutional reforms

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    "Defunding the police” means reallocating or redirecting funding away from the police department to other government agencies and programs, funded by the local municipality. 'Defund' does not mean abolish policing.

    Borneo Online Debate Championship · Open Final · 2020-07-10

  • This house believes that the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement should campaign for the inclusion of more African American police officers instead of the defunding of the police force

    Infoslide

    Black Lives Matter (BLM),is a decentralized political and social movement, formed in the United States in 2013, dedicated to fighting racism and anti-Black violence, especially in the form of police brutality.

    17th BDC Pre-Worlds · 6 · 2020-07-03

  • This house supports the narrative that All Cops Are Bad

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    ACAB is an acronym originally meaning “All Cops Are Bastards” but has since morphed to mean things like “All Cops Are Bullshit” and “All Cops Are Bad”. The slogan has been used worldwide by political dissidents who have been subjected to political backlash and police brutality. The slogan re-entered the mainstream in 2020, in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and is now used by many activists that are part of marginalized communities that have been directly targeted by police (e.g., LGBTQIA+, Black Lives Matter, etc). However, many in these communities believe the claim to be polarizing because of its radical roots and potential to detract from the broader narrative of police reform.

    Evodio Online Open · Open Semis · 2020-06-20

  • This house would legalize 'hacking back' in the private sector

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    "Hacking back' is a form of cyber vigilantism refers to operating beyond your own network perimeter. Corporations can use it to deploy active-defence tools once a cyber-intruder has hacked company's system, to 'follow' the intruder to the source of an attack, disturb ongoing attacks, conduct surveillance on hackers who previously infiltrated the system, and track people who are thought to have done hacking in the past, or who, according to a tip some other intelligence, are planning an attack

    Sumatra Online Debate Open 2020 · Open Semis · 2020-06-06

  • This house will support the radicalization of the Black lives matter movement

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    On May 25, 2020, during the arrest, African-American George Floyd died due to rough treatment by a white police officer. this event raised a new wave of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, which has already been supported by a large number of celebrities and large companies. In turn, this At the moment, the followers of this movement cause numerous riots including but not limited to acts of vandalism and attacks on the authorities.

    Бета Турнир 2020 · Open Semis · 2020-05-30

  • This house regrets the choice of Kamala Harris.

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    On August 10, the Democratic candidate for the US presidential election Joe Biden presented Senator Kamala Harris as his candidate for US Vice President. Kamala Harris is one of the best-known black women in American politics. She has extensive training and experience as the Attorney General of the State of California. She is considered a candidate with a moderate profile and acclaimed by the liberal sectors. Harris, however, has received harsh criticism from the most progressive sectors that accuse Biden of electing a 'police' that has avoided certain social struggles such as the reform on police brutality, drug regulation or harsh sentences. Among the options were representatives of the more progressive wing of the party such as former ambassador Susan Rice and Senator Elizabeth Warren.

    Torneo Internacional de Debate Digital Argumentum 2020 · Open Quarters · 2020-05-20

  • This house supports online vigilantes *also* acting against state institutions (e.g. Police Department Prosecutors etc.) that fail to effectively investigate or prosecute alleged perpetrators of crime through doxxing and online harassment

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    In the status quo online vigilantes usually act against alleged perpetrators of crime who are not successfully investigated or prosecuted.

    Oldham Cup 2020 Senior Category · Open Quarters · 2020-04-10

  • This house would ban strikes for those who work in the civil service (e.g. nurses/doctors in publicly-owned hospitals firefighters police officers)

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    Imperial Schools 2020 · 1 · 2020-03-03