Instigator / Pro
76
1515
rating
3
debates
66.67%
won
Topic
#680

Should the Columbine Basement tapes be released to the public?

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
33
21
Better sources
22
22
Better legibility
10
10
Better conduct
11
0

After 11 votes and with 23 points ahead, the winner is...

Dylan_Kleboid
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
30,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
53
1374
rating
11
debates
4.55%
won
Description

Hello its my first debate so please go easy on me lol

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@oromagi

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>Reported Vote: Oromagi // Mod action: Removed

>Points Awarded: 7 points to Pro

>Reason for Decision: Full forfeit

>Reason for Mod Action: It is not a full forfeit--Con did make arguments in Round 2. In order to award points beyond conduct, Con's R2 remarks must be addressed.
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@bsh1

Oh lol my bad

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@Pinkfreud08

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>Reported Vote: Pinkfrued08 // Mod action: Removed

>Points Awarded: 1 point to Con for conduct

>Reason for Decision: Con FF half of the rounds, this is poor conduct

>Reason for Mod Action: This RFD would be fine, except that Con, who the voter says engaged in poor conduct, is the one who gets the conduct point. This was likely just a mistake by the voter. Awarding the point to Pro would correct the vote.
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FBI looks for woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine shooting

https://www.apnews.com/c71a09745a8d4973b8114b1f0a52604e

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@Melcharaz

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Vote Reported: Melcharaz // Mod Action: Removed

Points awarded: 3 points to con for arguments

RFD: Pro reasons that the tapes would be benefical to psychological study
Con reasons the tapes could be manipulated and cause harm to family.
While i do agree it may help in psychological study, families had access to tapes in 99 I have no stake in this personally. Also it doesn't negate the local disclosure of the incident. I say let sleeping dogs lie. There are other videos of shootings and the 946 page report was released anyways.

Reason for mod action: The voter fails to meet the standards set forth by the COC here: https://www.debateart.com/rules

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I forgot to award conduct to instigator.

The anniversary of this is coming up. I only worked a mile away from Columbine and had driven past the school that morning. If you're looking for the best local coverage of that event, Westword magazine has been following many aspects of that story for many years.

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@Dylan_Kleboid

Not bad for your first try. I can't wait for your rebuttal.

hmmm, interesting topic can't wait to see your opponents response.

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@Dylan_Kleboid

I'm in favor of almost every form of government transparency with the extremely rare exception of current events that are tactically sensitive to a justified war effort.