Instigator / Pro
35
1512
rating
2
debates
50.0%
won
Topic
#3219

The sentencing of Brock Turner

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
15
3
Better sources
10
0
Better legibility
5
1
Better conduct
5
0

After 5 votes and with 31 points ahead, the winner is...

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Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
5,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
4
1593
rating
21
debates
66.67%
won
Description

Background: In 2015 Brock Turner, a Stanford student, was caught in the act of raping an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. After Turner was convicted by a jury, the judge sentenced him to 6 months in jail and 3 years of probation, among other terms. The sentence was perceived as light by the community and the judge was ultimately removed from office using California's recall procedure. Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner

Resolved: The sentence given by Judge Persky in People v. Turner (2015) was appropriate

I will be arguing in favor of the sentence.

5,000 character limit per round in the interests of brevity

Format:

I will waive round 1 by stating only the following in round 1: "Round 1 waived per debate rules."
You will waive round 3 by stating only the following in round 3: "Round 3 waived per debate rules."
I (Pro) will not be permitted to respond to your (Con's) round 1 until round 3.
I (Pro) will not be permitted to respond to your (Con's) round 2.
Voters are instructed to disregard any response I (Pro) makes in violation of these rules, except that it may be considered a conduct violation.

The purpose of the foregoing rules is to conduct the debate in a manner which eliminates the contender's advantage and also to deprive my opponent of any opportunity to take advantage of me posting my case first.

Round 1
Pro
#1
Round 1 waived per debate rules.
Con
#2
Forfeited
Round 2
Pro
#3
Con
#4
Forfeited
Round 3
Pro
#5
My opponent has posted no case. As limited as my case was, it was still more than nothing. Something is more than nothing. Vote Pro.
Con
#6
Forfeited