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  • Behind the veil of ignorance, this house, as a superhero, would prefer to exist in the Incredibles model of superhero regulation to the Sokovia accords.

    Infoslide

    In _The Incredibles_ , governments compelled superheroes to hide their powers and return to 'normal' lives. In rare cases, some superheroes elected to do vigilante work. In _The Avengers_ , superheroes were under the control of the Sokovia Accords, which allowed superheroes to continue to exist, but under the directive of the United Nations.

    Colgate Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-12

  • This House Believes That gangster rap does more harm than good

    Infoslide

    Gangster rap is a subgenre of hip-hop that emerged in the late 1980s, known for its raw, often violent lyrics reflecting street life, crime, gang culture, and disillusionment with authorities such as the police and government. It emphasizes dominance, materialism, and hyper-masculinity. Famous examples include “F*** tha Police” by N.W.A., “Still D.R.E.” by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and “DNA.” by Kendrick Lamar.

    Nordic Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-04-07

  • This house supports removing minimum service requirements during strike actions for essential public sector workers (e.g., nurses, firefighters, police)

    Infoslide

    In many countries, workers have a legal right to strike. However, in sectors classified as "essential" (such as healthcare, firefighting, or policing), governments often mandate minimum service requirements during strike actions. These are legal obligations that require a baseline level of service or staffing to continue during a strike, intended to protect public health, safety, or social functioning.

    13th Zamboanga Debate Open · Octofinals · 2025-04-05

  • This house supports the narrative of 'ACAB'

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, ACAB (All Cops Are Bastards) represents a narrative that assumes bad intentions on the part of all police officers, discredits their professional competence, and warns against engaging with them.

    MRU IV 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-04-05

  • This house supports the creation of an independent police force dedicated to the extraction of individuals indicted by the International Criminal Court

    Infoslide

    The International Criminal Court is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. It currently relies on national governments to arrest and surrender criminals it is seeking to prosecute.

    NTU DC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-03-22

  • 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

  • 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 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

  • This House Would implement Pax Penguina in high-crime areas

    Infoslide

    Under Pax Penguina, a crime boss issues licenses to prospective criminals or criminal franchises to carry out specific crimes. The police are bribed or coerced to accept that if they arrest a criminal with a license, they will release that criminal without prosecution. The crime boss should issue licenses at a lower rate than the pre-existing crime rate.

    LSE Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-03-08

  • In unresolved criminal cases, This house would require* the police to pay significant compensation to victims *Currently, in unresolved criminal cases the police is not legally bound to compensate victims.

    Serious IV 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-02-18

  • এই সংসদ মনে করে, সফল সহিংস বিপ্লব পরবর্তী সময়ে, বিপ্লবী সরকার এর উচিত সমস্যা সমাধানে বলপ্রয়োগের মাধ্যম (সামরিক বল, পুলিশের বর্বরতা, আটক এবং কারাবাস, নজরদারি এবং ভয় দেখানো মিডিয়া সেন্সরশিপ ইত্যাদি) ব্যবহার করা।

    1st JISCDC Nationals 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-02-14