Instigator / Pro
31
1417
rating
158
debates
32.59%
won
Topic
#2493

Death Penalty Should be Abolished in US

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
9
18
Better sources
10
6
Better legibility
6
6
Better conduct
6
6

After 6 votes and with 5 points ahead, the winner is...

Ancap460
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
100
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
36
1517
rating
11
debates
59.09%
won
Description

Just seeing if this is possible. Standard definitions unless otherwise stated

Round 1
Pro
#1
Not deterrence, most commit in passion.

Innocence possible. Eye for eye makes whole world blind.
Con
#2
Deterrence, weigh real numbers, not psychology.
12 jurors and multiple appeals check innocence.
Round 2
Pro
#3
Scholar more trustworthy, "eliminate witnesses" encouraged.

No negation to impulsiveness of people.
Con
#4
Chance to deter better than nothing, especially since numbers conflict. Numbers beat impulse.

Round 3
Pro
#5
con source agrees "not enough info". Too much $ cost w/ DP as well - attorney, complicated, appeals.
Con
#6
To value cost over justice is awful. Any debater who puts cost over justice needs to lose there.
Round 4
Pro
#7
Justice is not revenge. We don't punish rape with rape, arson with arson, why murder with murder?
Con
#8
Murder and execution aren't the same, one has jurors and due process, one is pure evil.