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

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@seldiora
@TheUnderdog

I actually liked how short and simple it was.

Make murderers donate organs when they die, whether they die of old age or execution. It is not an additional punishment since you can't inflict pain on someone that is dead, and it saves more people than the number that died in 9/11 every year.

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@CalebEr

then perhaps you'd like to help me argue that 100 character debates should be prohibited on DART... XD

This is the worst quality debate I have ever seen. Literally no effort was put into this, on either side.

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@seldiora

There is incentive to do that as a criminal no matter what. I see it as a very small impact.

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@MisterChris

wait, what about "eliminate witnesses" encouraged?

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@seldiora

I'll leave one soon, too tired atm

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@Barney
@MisterChris
@Intelligence_06

hard to debate, hard to vote?

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@Barney

Death Penalty in the USA is near impossible for 100 char to discuss. I think it's better this way.

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@seldiora
@Ancap460

Nice debate so far. This is an example where I wish more rounds could be added.

Not nearly enough characters in the debate to discuss it, but the cost angle is a weird one since it shows how bloated our systems are. If the cost of an execution is too high, is an argument for reform, but nothing about it specifically calls for that reform being away from the death penalty as opposed to streamlining it.

Criticizing the setup a little: The topic "Death Penalty in the USA" would serve better, as that implies a balanced pro and con comparison. With the added word "Abolished" there is a high BoP to change something away from the status quo.

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@seldiora

I didn't realize how many words there are. I'm currently negative 2000 in. Back to the drawing board. lol

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@seldiora

Debates are won in the framing my friend.

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@Ancap460

you are a brave man.

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@BearMan

con may be able to eek out one exception that cannot be negated in 20 words

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@seldiora

Not in this character count lmao

why'd you say "on balance"

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@Barney

are you pro or con on this? Is this debate even possible? lol