The death penalty should be abolished

2013-05-23T23:33:21-08:00

(Debating Period) There are many cases where people debate on this topic on how "humane" it is, but I want to talk more about effectiveness. I'd be glad to challenge anyone to this debate.

death penalty should be abolish

2013-03-29T11:53:27-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I think that death penalty is too cruel. In spite of the fact that somebody kills someone it does not matter that our society has rights to kill too. It means that we are murderers too. I believe that istead of death penalty it's better to give them life sentence. Because life without freedom, it is the worst think in our life. Also, we knew such situations were suffered innocent people and it is awful. That's why, before talk about every kind of death penalty, we must think about the meaning and the reason of this punishment.

The Death Penalty Should Be Abolished

2013-03-10T18:22:22-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

Please read everything below before accepting, and remember to post your first argument in round 1. Xboy57 asked me to challenge him to a debate, so I respectfully honor his request.

Full Resolution

The death penalty should be abolished throughout the entire United States.

Definitions

The Death Penalty:  "...the sentence of execution for murder and some other capital crimes (serious crimes, especially murder, which are punishable by death)."[1]

Should: "Must; ought."[2]

Abolished: "To do away with; put an end to; annul; make

death penalty should be abolish

2013-03-22T10:54:14-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I think that death penalty is too cruel. Inspite of the fact that someone killed somebody it does not matter that our society have rights to kill too, because it means that we also murders.Also we can have mistake killing unguilty person.

The Death Penalty Should Be Abolished

2012-01-16T14:36:30-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

The Resolution:
"Resolved: The Death Penalty Should Be Abolished."

Details:
--Specific to the US/Federal Government

Definitions:
Death Penalty -- Capital Punishment, or punishment by death for a crime [1] [2].

Should --must, ought [3]

Abolished -- to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void

My Position: I believe that in some circumstances, the death Penalty is the best form of punishment and should not be abolished.

Rules:

1. No Plagiarism
2. No Ad Hominem
3. No Semantics/Abusive Arguments
4. Round 1 is Acceptance
5. No new arguments in Round 5

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Best of Luck

Sources
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"Society should use the death penalty as a form of criminal punishment"

2012-11-20T13:14:04-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Round 1: Acceptance Round 2: Arguments w/o rebuttal Round 3: Arguments & Rebuttal (No new arguments from CON) Round 4: Summary of Arguments I look forward to this debate GreenTeas.

Resolved: The Death Penalty Should be Removed

2012-08-07T14:38:44-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Justification through economical, moral, political and/or legal are all legitimate, regardless of if both opponents argue differently (I may argue through legal and moral while my opponent justifies through economical and political for example). Thus both parties involved may choose what they will justify through what means. Death penalty: "Capital punishment, the death penalty, death sentence, or execution is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime." [1] Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment Round 1 my opponent states her case, she has BOP. Due to me not being able to post in round one (due to laying out conditions within debate) she may only post a 1-3 line rhetorical statement within round 4 with a goodbye of her choosing (will not count as a line against her) No semantics, or ad hominem. Goodluck!

Death Penalty

2012-04-25T22:11:49-08:00

(Post Voting Period) This is a debate about Death Penalty legalization. Con will be against legalization and Pro, for the death penalty. Parameters are to be set to be for California law, society, and culture. Death penalty is applicable in this debate only for legal death through court proceedings. First round is acceptance.

The Death Penalty Should Be Illegal.

2012-03-30T01:29:57-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I am looking for someone to give a reasonable explanation(s) and arguments on why he or she feels that the death penalty should remain legalized in certain areas of the United States. Therefore, I will be arguing on why I do not agree with the death penalty. For this 1st round I am asking for acceptance, 2nd-4th round going deeper into the argument, and the 5th round should be the final conclusion. This is only my second debate and compared to my last argument, I know this is going to be even more controversial, so, I'm not quite sure what to expect. First off, let me introduce myself. My name is Destinee Bayona and I'm an 18 year old freshman attending William Paterson University in New Jersey and majoring in Psychology. As a requirement for my Philosophy class I am taking, and for 15% of my overall grade, I must complete 3 debates throughout the semester, with this being my second so far. Each debate must be a maximum of 3,000 characters, for 5 rounds, an

The death penalty Deters crime and saves lives

2011-12-30T06:59:19-08:00

(Post Voting Period) This debate does not have the acceptance rule: C1: Deters crime Ernest Van Den Haag, PhD, late Professor of Jurisprudence at Fordham University, in an Oct. 17, 1983 New York Times Op-Ed article titled "For the Death Penalty," wrote the following: "Common sense, lately bolstered by statistics, tells us that the death penalty will deter murder, if anything can. People fear nothing more than death. Therefore, nothing will deter a criminal more than the fear of death. Death is final. But where there is life there is hope... Wherefore, life in prison is less feared. Murderers clearly prefer it to execution -- otherwise, they would not try to be sentenced to life in prison instead of death. (Only an infinitesimal percentage of murderers are suicidal.) Therefore, a life sentence must be less deterrent than a death sentence. And we must execute murderers as long as it is merely possible that their execution protects citizens from future murder." Lewis Frankli

Should there be a death penalty in Canada?

2012-11-26T22:20:08-08:00

(Post Voting Period) My first debate that I've started! My question: Should there be a death penalty in Cananda? First off, I would like to set some rules: 1. Round 1 is for acceptence and the rest of the rounds are for your argument. Round 5 can be for your conclusion. 2. Be friendly! I will try not to offend anyone who accepts my challenge and I will try not to take offense to whatever you may say. If I offend you in any way please tell me in a formal manner so I can apoligize and not make the same mistake twice. 3. Although this is a serious matter please don't be too formal. Lets have some fun with this guys! (3 4. Please be patient! As I said, I am new to this and don't fully know what I am doing. Also please don't take too long to update because I have a tight schedule, being in high school and such. To clear up any confusion I am for the death penalty in Canada (pro).Anyone wishing to take my challenge will be against it(con). Thanks! XD

The Death Penalty Should Be Implemented In Every Society

2011-10-15T12:05:39-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

PRO argues for the death penalty.
CON argues against the death penalty.

Death Penalty: "The punishment of execution, administered to someone convicted of a capital crime."
http://goo.gl/QCyQh

I wish both of us the best of luck.

Round 1: Acceptance (no arguments)
Round 2: Main Case (no rebuttals)
Round 3: Rebuttals
Round 4: Rebuttals and Conclusion

Breaking these rules will automatically result in loss of conduct.

No arguing semantics about the resolution or definitions.

No trolls or anybody with over 50 debates please.

The Death Penalty should be legal in the United States

2011-03-20T11:07:39-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

The death penalty is punishment in which the person who committed the offense is put to death by the state. [1. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/death_penalty] Currently 35 of the 50 states have a death penalty, as well as does the federal government and the U.S. Military. [2. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/states-and-without-death-penalty. The resolution allows states to continue to use a death penalty if they choose. In this debate, I will argue that there are some circumstances in which the death penalty should be legal; my opponent must argue that there are no circumstances in which it should be legal.

1. Justice demands that the death penalty be legal.

In the United States, the death penalty is and should be reserved for the most heinous crimes, usually upon demonstration of aggravating circumstances lik

The death penalty should be abolished

2012-09-16T16:15:49-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I would like pro to argue first—I dunno, I like that setup better—and the BOP on PRO. I hold that, on balance in the US, I am for the status quo. And I am con, and pro usually gets the burden. [--Definitions--] Death Penalty -- "Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for [murder]."[1] Abolished -- Formally put to an end—in this case legally. Should -- ought NO SEMANTICS OR TROLLING, BOP AND THE DEFINITIONS ARE NOT UP FOR DEBATE. Remember, pro starts. Proceed. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment

There should be a death penalty for murderers

2013-01-15T14:21:44-08:00

(Post Voting Period) There should be a death penalty for murderers to deter future murders. The death penalty would deter some future murders because some people who want to commit murder won't do it because they know that they will get killed if they do so. Studies have shown that it deters crime. Most criminals don't want to die. The death penalty should be done in a painful, harsh way so that it would be more likely to deter crime. Some People will be scared to commit murder if the death penalty is done by getting shot with a gun. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/11/AR2007061100406.html

Death Penalty

2009-02-21T07:41:34-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Ahhh, the death penalty. The government taking someone's life because they took someone else's life. What obvious hypocrisy. I disagree with the death penalty because it is immoral. First, the death penalty implies that a jury of twelve people is qualified to take life into their own hands. Does this mean that mob execution should also be made legal? Second, the death penalty becomes intolerable the very moment that someone is wrongly convicted. Death is, if anything, permanent. If someone is wrongly convicted and sent to life in prison its horrible, but if someone is wrongly convicted and sentenced to death, then an innocent person is MURDERED. How can this be moral?

The United States should retain usage of the Death Penalty

2011-07-28T01:32:32-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

Good luck! First round is for acceptance, second is constructive, third and fourth are for rebuttals. As always (in my debates) cross-examination is permitted.

Death Penalty

2012-04-04T17:49:38-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I will be for the Death Penalty. Still kinda new to debating, but looking for a good argument! Good luck!

On the Death Penalty

2008-12-11T13:25:59-08:00

(Voting Period) I contend that the death penalty is a just punishment for certain types of crimes. The reasoning for this is rooted in basic positive AND negative rights - namely the right to life, the right to defend oneself, and the right to redress of grievances for harm to oneself or one's companions. I don't think anyone contests the notion that there is a basic right to live. In order to exercise this right, we must have a right to defend that life, either by incapacitation or fatality. Furthermore, grounded in this, we must also have the right to strike back when harmed. It makes little sense to state that the right to strike back is limited to a lesser extent than we were harmed. In social contract theory, when one violates the rights of another, he negates what rights he DID have while in the contract and removes himself from those rights. However, he is still subject to the judgment and laws of the contract. Thus, society has a defensive right to exact the deat

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