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  • This house supports the creation of the 'Sons of Batman'

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    "The year is 2050. The country has been undersiege for several years by a large violent street gang called ‘The Mutants’, who use excessive violence against their enemies (which includes murder). 'The Mutants' have been forced to disband after their leader was captured and sent to prison due to Batman. Batman is pro-justice, a supporter of proportional violence, and has a strict no kill policy. 2/3s of the gang now become a group called the ‘Sons of Batman’ with no prompting to do so from Batman himself. The ‘Sons of Batman’ have decided to patrol the streets and fight crime. They still intend to use their most violent tactics, but only on people deemed criminals by Batman."

    3UDU Op3n 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-08-07

  • In a world where superheroes exist, this house would require all superheroes to reveal their civilian identity to the public.

    Auckland Schools' Debating Impromptu Cup 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-08-05

  • This house would legalise vigilantism in high crime areas.

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    Vigilantism is the private enforcement of state laws. The legalisation of vigilantism would allow proportionate responses to crime by individuals and communities. For example, reasonable incapacitation to make a citizen's arrest (and taking them to a local police station); surrounding the home of a violent offender to enforce a house arrest; etc. Disproportionate responses (e.g. killing a drug dealer, not in self-defence) would not be encompassed under this policy.

    DTU Summers Pre-UADC 2023 · Novice Semi Finals · 2023-06-01

  • This house, as you, would become a masked vigilante

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    You are a billionaire and an expert in advanced martial arts, living in a city ridden with crime. You are proficient in the use of cutting edge technology that only you has access to, which can be used to help you fight crime. Institutions in the city, including the police, are generally corrupt.

    Taipei European Junior Tournament 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-05-19

  • In areas with high crime rates, This house would relax enforcement of privacy rights (allowing phone tapping, government surveillance, etc.)

    UT MARA Novice 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-05-12

  • This house believes that social movements should advocate for members of its population to assimilate into, instead of dismantle, the systems it opposes (e.g., Black Lives Matter advocating for Black Americans to join the police force, the feminist movement advocating for women to co-opt masculine behaviors in the workplace).

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-05-01

  • That, assuming it exists, police departments should use the Robocop

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    The Robocop is a non-lethal, non-sentient autonomous android that is programmed to enforce the law and mediate with the public while minimizing the risk of physical harm to civilians.

    Grandslam 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-04-21

  • This house believes that states should classify organized crime syndicates as terrorist groups

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    Classification as a terrorist group would legally allow law enforcement to pursue tactics such as targeted extra-judicial killings, reducing barriers to law enforcement gathering evidence, using military forces, criminalizing membership, etc

    LUMS IV 2023 · 3 · 2023-03-10

  • This house supports the use of the "Eye in the Sky" policing in urban areas with high crime rates

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    Eye in the Sky” surveillance involves constantly flying inaudible drones over large areas (say, 30 square miles). The drones take pictures of the entire area constantly. Images are stored electronically such that police can essentially turn back the clock at the location of a crime and look at where people came from or went to, potentially providing valuable clues toward solving these crimes. The image resolution does not allow for identifying individuals or reading license plates.

    NIT Durgapur PD 23 · Round 2 · 2023-02-27

  • This house believes that leaders of police forces should be elected by the local communities they serve

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    N/A

    ISDO 2023 J · Quarterfinals · 2023-02-18

  • That police officers should be barred from participating in pride

    ANU Interhall Debating Competition 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-02-17

  • This House Would allow ex-convicts to join the police force

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    an ex-convict is an individual who has been deemed guilty of a crime, punished, and has fully served their punishment. For example, someone that has finished the entirety of their prison sentence and is now allowed to go back into society is an ex-convict.

    Korea National Championships BP 2022 · 3 · 2022-12-19

  • This house believes that Bruce should become a masked vigilante.

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    Bruce is a billionare, and an expertin advanced martial arts, living in a city ridden with crime. He believes he can use his wealth and abilities to fight crime as a masked vigilante. Bruce is proficient in the use of cutting edge technology thatonly he has access to, whichcanbe used to help him fight crime. Institutions in the city, including the police, are generally corrupt.

    Central Novs 2022 · No HS experience Finals · 2022-11-26

  • This house, as a community leader of a minority community, would actively discourage a young person from that community from pursuing careers in state security apparatuses (military, police, immigration enforcement, etc.)

    USUDC 2022 · Novice Semifinals · 2022-11-05