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Posted May 12, 2012
Hey guys,
I need help with my debate for highschool
Its on capital punishment and im againist it
I am on the affirmative team
And i can use your help
i need to do around 75 note cards,
And i need 7 good sources
Can anyone lend me a hand with my debate?
Its hard when your 1 against 3.
Posted May 12, 2012
'Affirmative' meaning that essentially you're batting for the wrong team on this one?
Posted May 12, 2012
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Navagon: 'Affirmative' meaning that essentially you're batting for the wrong team on this one?
The Affirmative team "me" is againist capital punishment and its resolve is to abolish while the negative team thinks that we need capital punishment.
Posted May 12, 2012
This really is not a difficult topic to research yourself.
Posted May 12, 2012
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=arguments+against+capital+punishment

Quite a few good links on the first page alone...
Posted May 12, 2012
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Gremmi: This really is not a difficult topic to research yourself.
Yeah - type "against Death Penalty" or something alike in the search engine of ur liking and go.

Also there are several Anti-Death Penalty movements and organisations.
Ever thought about contacting one for materials?
One example would be the "American Civil Liberties Union" .
Post edited May 12, 2012 by Asturaetus
Posted May 12, 2012
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corawesome2: The Affirmative team "me" is againist capital punishment and its resolve is to abolish while the negative team thinks that we need capital punishment.
Well, okay then you're lucky insomuch as logic and reason are on your side on this one. In fact no matter which way you look at it there's no argument for capital punishment.
Posted May 12, 2012
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corawesome2: The Affirmative team "me" is againist capital punishment and its resolve is to abolish while the negative team thinks that we need capital punishment.
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Navagon: Well, okay then you're lucky insomuch as logic and reason are on your side on this one. In fact no matter which way you look at it there's no argument for capital punishment.
Well, apart from the fact that it's cheaper than long term incarceration.
And dead guys don't re-offend.

;-}
Posted May 12, 2012
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corawesome2: The Affirmative team "me" is againist capital punishment and its resolve is to abolish while the negative team thinks that we need capital punishment.
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Navagon: Well, okay then you're lucky insomuch as logic and reason are on your side on this one. In fact no matter which way you look at it there's no argument for capital punishment.
Plenty of arguments for it, hence why it still exists and why it continues to be debated. To properly argue 'for' it, though, you have to argue to change the current system (as one of the common arguments is over the cost, that, in most cases, it's more expensive to put someone to death than it is to imprison them for life), rather than just blanket going 'IT'S GREAT, LEAVE IT'.

For what it's worth I'm against it.
Posted May 12, 2012
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Rodzaju: Don't forget the God argument - ours is not to judge, so we kill them and leave it to God to do the judging. Of course we only kill those we judge to be guilty :)

Well, apart from the fact that it's cheaper than long term incarceration.
And dead guys don't re-offend.

;-}
Don't forget the God argument. Ours is not to judge, so we kill them and let God do the judgement. Of course we would only kill those who we think are guilty...
Post edited May 12, 2012 by wpegg
Posted May 12, 2012
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Rodzaju: Well, apart from the fact that it's cheaper than long term incarceration.
And dead guys don't re-offend.

;-}
No it's not. You're forgetting to factor in all the court time and lawyers' fees during the extensive appeals process leading up to the execution.

It seems several hours of a lawyer's time costs more than prisons, prison staff wages etc. Not that the legal profession is in dire need of regulation or anything. :P

If the OP was from China then you'd be onto something.
Posted May 12, 2012
One thing that keeps me wondering is - aren't large quantities of the americans religious?
Christians? And wasn't there some rule along the lines of "u shouldn't kill"?
So why is the capital punishment still in use in some states?

edit: Sorry if I offend anyone - but this is the picture i get from most of the european media.
Post edited May 12, 2012 by Asturaetus
Posted May 12, 2012
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Gremmi: 'IT'S GREAT, LEAVE IT'.
Yeah, but that's all the arguments for it amount to. Only China and countries with similar systems can really argue a point in capital punishment's favour. But when you look at China you easily see even more reasons to be against it.
Posted May 12, 2012
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Asturaetus: Christians?
American Christianity is mostly about cherry picking their favourite bits of the Bible, ignoring or explaining away the rest and oh, and money. Yes definitely money. It's about that too.
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Asturaetus: One thing that keeps me wondering is - aren't large quantities of the americans religious?
Christians? And wasn't there some rule along the lines of "u shouldn't kill"?
So why is the capital punishment still in use in some states?
America is a heavily religious country, but the government itself is mostly secular, despite what the Republicans want. But if you're going along those lines, there's also the 'eye for an eye' argument from the Bible.
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