Instigator / Pro
0
1502
rating
8
debates
37.5%
won
Topic
#3045

Drunk driving should be legal.

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Winner
0
0

After not so many votes...

It's a tie!
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Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
0
1706
rating
561
debates
68.09%
won
Description

"Drunk" means "having a blood-alcohol level of .08 or above." "Driving" means "the control and operation of a motor vehicle." "Be," "should," and "legal" have their ordinary meaning. Basically, this debate is about the DUI laws in most states. The criminal offense is "driving while you have a blood-alcohol level of .08 or greater, regardless of whether the alcohol has had any effect on you."

This is a normative topic, so burdens of persuasion are equal on both sides. Starting points are equal. Pro must show that drunk driving should be legal. Con must show the opposite.

If you drive drunk and you kill someone, you should get tried as a murderer. If you destroy their car, you should be tried as a thief.

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@Barney

There is a debate in voting https://www.debateart.com/debates/3049-drunk-driving-should-be-legal between Pro and myself on the identical topic which was launched on 5/10. So far, a no-vote tie, but there's still 20+ days left to vote. Consider this a bump.

Don't care about strangers entering school with guns, care if when they shoot!

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@RationalMadman

Was there another debate on this topic I should be looking for? This one looks to have only just started.

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@FourTrouble

Very good first argument.

That was quick.