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  • This house supports acts of vigilantism in areas of high crime

    Infoslide

    Vigilantism is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. If you're a vigilante, you might take the law into your own hands by trying to catch or punish someone in your own way. If you wrestle jaywalkers down to the ground, you might be called a vigilante.

    Penang Debating Championship 2022 · Round 4 · 2022-10-23

  • This House Believes That the EU should ban Pegasus and similar software

    Infoslide

    Pegasus is spyware developed by the Israeli cyber-arms company NSO Group, which can be covertly installed on individual mobile devices. Its capabilities include: reading messages, tracking calls, collecting passwords, location tracking, and accessing the target device's microphone and camera. NSO claims to sell the software exclusively to government branches such as police forces and intelligence agencies, and has known customers from at least 14 EU countries.

    Zagreb European Universities Debating Championships 2022 · ESL Semifinals · 2022-08-01

  • In instances where state's directives are harmful to certain communities, This house believes that it is legitimate for police officers to disobey those directives.

    Infoslide

    Constellation Brands, a US Brewery company, first announced plans for its mega-brewery in Mexicali, one of the driest regions in Mexico back in January of 2016. And they had hoped to have it running at full capacity by December of 2019. The brewery company would use twice as much water as the mexican population. Protests erupted to stop the construction, and state deployed the police to defend the construction.

    Zimbabwe Easters Debating Championships 2022 · 2 · 2022-03-31

  • This house believes that the left should advocate for increased police force to be used against Ottawa's 'freedom convoy.'

    Infoslide

    The 'Freedom Convoy' is a series of ongoing protests and blockades in Canada against government-mandated COVID-19 vaccine requirements for truckers to re-enter the country. Hundreds of vehicles and thousands of protesters have blocked traffic in major cities, most notably in Ottawa, outside Parliament, as well as border crossings with the United States, causing major economic disruption. Protesters have stated that they will not leave until all COVID-19 restrictions and mandates have been repealed.

    Cornell Novice Nationals 2022 · 5 · 2022-02-12

  • This house believes that intelligence agencies should be allowed to monitor all people without their consent

    SSE Riga Practice Tournament · Open Final · 2022-01-01

  • This house would not punish emergency service workers (e.g. police, medical staff, firefighters) who refuse to work.

    Infoslide

    Like other employees, emergency service workers may choose to all skip work when they feel like they have poor working conditions. Such examples include low pay, unfair or dangerous working conditions. Currently, the government does not allow emergency service workers to skip work and they will be penalised by losing their jobs and having their work passes revoked.

    Asia Junior Championships 2022 · Quarterfinals · 2022-01-01

  • That we would ban plain clothes policing

    Infoslide

    Plain clothes policing is routine policing where officials do not wear clothing that immediately identifies them as police. It does not refer to undercover policing where police take on false identities to gather evidence.

    Nepal Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2021 · ESL Final · 2021-12-28

  • That as a member of a minority community we would actively discourage a child from that community from pursuing careers in state security apparatuses (military police immigration etc.)

    Nepal Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2021 · Open Quarters · 2021-12-28

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

    South African National Schools' Junior Debating Championship 2021 · Open Final · 2021-12-19

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

    South African National Schools' Junior Debating Championship 2021 · Open Final · 2021-12-19

  • Assuming humanity lives alongside with superheroes this house would criminalize superheroes who autonomously intervene duties customarily done by government (i.e. Emergency Services Defense Security etc.)

    EERIE 2021 · 1 · 2021-11-10

  • The Central Committee on behalf of the ruling elites of the Republic of Belarus (Army, police, special services, high-ranking officials) is organizing a coup to remove Lukashenko from power and hold new elections.

    3V · 4 · 2021-11-06

  • This Parliament (Gingerland) will not interfere in the mafia gang war.

    Infoslide

    Shafi Escobar is a terrible drug mafia in Gingerland. The government has been trying for a long time to catch Shafi Escobar and stop his misdeeds. But the government fails again and again. At a time when law enforcement personnel are being killed every day at the hands of Shafi Escobar's men, Shafi Escobar's conflict with another terrorist organization called Karim Gang. Tends to be weak.

    SAVE A HUMAN Fundraiser Debate Tournament · 3 · 2021-11-06

  • This house as a POC witnessing a non-violent crime (theft trespassing drug possession) by another POC would choose to not call the cops.

    BUPDC Presents BUP IV 2021 (English) · 4 · 2021-11-06

  • This house believes that Latin American countries should prioritize the strategy of selective neutralization of leaders in the fight against organized crime (eg drug-trafficking terrorism).

    Infoslide

    Military and police operations dedicated to neutralizing the leaders or 'heads' of criminal organizations are strategies in the policy of combating organized crime. These tactics have been used, for example, in the cases of the murder of Osama Bin Laden, the capture of El Chapo and Edgar Valdez 'La Barbie'.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debate 2021 · 5 · 2021-11-06