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  • This House, as Batman, would kill the Joker.

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    Gotham City is plagued by the Joker's reign of terror, which has resulted in countless innocent lives lost. Despite repeated incarcerations, the Joker always escapes Arkham Asylum and resumes his destructive path, leaving Batman at a moral crossroads. For years, Batman has adhered to a strict no-kill rule, rooted in his belief that taking a life would compromise his moral integrity and transform him into what he fights against. This principle stems from the trauma of witnessing his parents’ murder, which shaped his vow never to take a life, no matter how justified it may seem. Beyond his moral code, Batman has cultivated an image as a symbol of justice and restraint, embodying hope in a city rife with corruption and violence. He believes that Gotham's salvation lies not in vengeance but in upholding justice and inspiring others to rise above the darkness. Being symbol not only his city but also to his fellow heroes such as Superman and Wonder Woman.

    Intertext Asian Parliament Debate Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-01-18

  • In states of high crime, This house supports the use of 'Cowboys,' in capturing high-profile criminals instead of relying on formal law enforcement agencies.

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    "Cowboys" are independent bounty hunters who operate outside the conventional justice system, guided by a personal code of honor and autonomy, unlike traditional bounty hunters motivated purely by profit.They are hired to capture criminals for bounties and receive compensation for successful captures. While law enforcement agencies may have limited resources and bureaucratic constraints, Cowboys provide a more flexible and incentivized approach to capturing criminals.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · Round 3 · 2025-01-17

  • This House Supports the use of La Mano Dura policies in areas with high crime rates in Latin America.

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    La Mano Dura refers to tough-on-crime policies aimed at combating gang violence and organised crime. This approach is characterised by increased police operations and military involvement, harsher penalties for gang-related activities, and lowering the barriers for arrests.

    Panama World Universities Debating Championships 2025 · Round 8 · 2024-12-27

  • In response to high levels of cartel and gang violence in Latin America, This house prefers for politicians' campaigning to prioritize paz total policies over mano dura policies.

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    Paz total (total peace) is a crimefighting policy focused on negotiating with as many criminal groups as possible to achieve their disarmament and reintegration into society. Mano dura (iron fist) is a crimefighting policy focused on aggressively suppressing criminal groups through increased police and military presence and harsh criminal penalties.

    Cambridge Mini 2024 · Gold Final · 2024-12-14

  • In areas of high crime, This house would implement Zero-tolerance policing

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    Zero-tolerance policing is a policy intended to reduce crime by fully enforcing all laws and aggressively penalizing all criminal violations, no matter the scale or severity of the crime. This often involves focusing on minor infractions.

    Singapore Polytechnic Debate Open 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-12-01

  • In Western liberal democracies, This house prefers the watchman policing style to the legalistic policing style

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    "Watchman policing style focuses on maintaining order through discretion. Individual officers have the flexibility to decide the best course of action- warning, tickets, arrests etc- based on the specific circumstances of each situation, and what they believe to be appropriate. Whereas, legalistic policing style enforces the law strictly and uniformly. Officers must follow established procedures without considering individual circumstances. For example, a driver going at 61mph in a 60mph zone would be ticketed, regardless of the situation"

    Southampton Pro-Am 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-11-30

  • This house, as Alice Davis would help Samantha cover up Derek’s murder

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    Alice Davis is a single mother living with her 16 year-old daughter Samantha in Southampton. Alice has been a police detective for almost thirty years, and loves her job. This morning, Samantha came home, crying and covered in blood. She admits to Alice that she became angry at her boyfriend (Derek) after discovering he was cheating, and stabbed him repeatedly, resulting in his death. Samantha says the body is in Derek’s garage and she wants Alice’s help disposing of it, and cleaning the scene, before his parents return from Prague tomorrow.

    Southampton Pro-Am 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-11-30

  • This House, as Sherlock Holmes, would tell the government that you have failed to obtain the pictures

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    It is the 21st century, and you are Sherlock Holmes, the one and only famous consultant detectives in London with an unbeaten record. You have been informed that Irene Adler, an established dominatrix, is involved in an affair with a member of the British monarchy. She has obtained picture evidence, and is threatening to release them unless her nominated conditions are met, which would cause a scandal. You have been directly delegated the task by His Royal Highness to obtain those pictures, at all cost. During the task, you have failed twice to infiltrate the household, due to her excellent stratagem. Upon the final attempt, you managed to succeed, but also realised 1) losing those pictures as leverage will immediately endanger her life and 2) you developed admiration and romantic feelings for this woman, which is something you have never experienced in your life.

    Imperial WGM Pro-Am 2024 · Silver Final · 2024-11-23

  • In places with high levels of crime against women, This House Supports Vigilante Feminism

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    Vigilante feminism is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing crimes against women (eg. sexual assault, domestic abuse, murder, etc.) without legal authority. Their methods include confrontation, publicly humiliating alleged offenders, threatening violence, actual violence, and very rarely death.

    Durham IV 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-11-23

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the Swedish Social Democrats to support harsher measures on gang violence

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    Sweden is currently grappling with a significant rise in gang-related violence, including drug trade, shootings, and bombings which have started to trickle down to neighboring nations. The gangs mainly recruit youth from underprivileged areas where many of the residents are from immigrant backgrounds. The current right-leaning coalition government has gained popularity by emphasizing the necessity of aggressively tackling gang violence. There have been discussions around stricter gun crime penalties, lowering the age of criminal responsibility, deporting gang members with non-Swedish backgrounds, and involving the military in supporting police efforts. However, the left-leaning Social Democrats, the most prominent opposition party, has argued for more preventative measures and more resource allocation to underprivileged areas.

    Kumamoto North East Asia Debating Championship 2024 · EFL Semi Finals · 2024-11-08

  • This house prefers a world where PsychoPass is used in law enforcement.

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    PsychoPass is a system that monitors citizen’s brain biometrics and calculates the ‘Crime Coefficient’ – a number that is supposed to indicate one’s propensity to commit violent crime. The system can monitor how often an individual thinks about committing a violent crime. The Crime Coefficient can increase and decrease - for example, if someone thinks about committing violent crime frequently one day, their Crime Coefficient will go up, but if they do not do so at all the next day, it will decrease. When someone’s Crime Coefficient crosses an accepted threshold, authorities will be alerted and this individual can be apprehended. In addition, police officers’ weapons are equipped with Crime Coefficient scanners which show any target’s Crime Coefficient in real time. For the purposes of the debate, the PsychoPass can only measure propensity to violent crime (rather than any other crimes, or any unrelated thoughts or emotions), and law enforcement cannot fabricate or alter anyone's Crime Coefficient in any way.

    LUMS Asians 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-12