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criminals should be given a chance to reform, even if they committed the same crime multiple times. | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | three-strikes laws are effective in deterring repeat offenses and should not be abandoned. |
criminals should be given only so many chances. multiple offenses prove they will not change and should be punished accordingly. | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | three-strikes laws are effective in deterring repeat offenses and should not be abandoned. |
criminals should have a chance to go straight, even if they've committed the same crime multiple times. | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | we should abolish the three-strikes laws because this causes inconsistencies in sentences and assumes that the prior convictions were rightfully handed down. |
criminals shouldn't get extra chances when committing crimes anyway, so the three-strikes law is not necessary. | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | Three-strikes laws are too harsh. Many people who have committed non-violent felonies - and in some cases, misdemeanors - have been given mandatory life sentences. |
criminals that have committed terrible crimes should not continue to be a burden to society. | We should abolish capital punishment | too many people have been executed with false or inadequate evidence of guilt, or because they have mental health issues. |
criminals will always be criminals so why abolish the three strikes rule | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | Three-strikes laws are too harsh. Many people who have committed non-violent felonies - and in some cases, misdemeanors - have been given mandatory life sentences. |
cultural and historical norms associated with weddings are outdated and became a distressing ordeal | We should abandon marriage | marriage is a solid foundation with which to build a family and it should be held as sacred always. |
current gun laws are outdated and do not serve the public. countries with stricter gun laws that lack the right to keep and bear arms see fewer homicides and suicides. | We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms | the right to keep and bear arms is putting everyone in danger and making mass-shootings more easily done. |
Current nuclear treaties make the harms of possessing nuclear weapons incredibly small and easily manageable. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | Nuclear weapons provide a deterrent for starting a major conflict. |
Current supreme court precedent in cases like Texas vs. Johnson protect flag burning. Prohibiting it would contradict that precedent. | We should prohibit flag burning | we should not prohibit flag burning because freedom of speech is one of the defining rights of the american citizens. |
currently 2 parties can't agree enough to accomplish anything, it would only get worse to get multiple parties to all agree on anything. | We should adopt a multi-party system | we should adopt a multi-party system so that we have more viewpoints to solve problems. |
currently here in the united states the vast majority of schools do not wear uniforms, although that brings serious consequences for the way of dressing some students, | We should abandon the use of school uniform | school uniforms limit a student's individuality and expression of their personality and therefore should be abandoned. |
currently the two party system is completely destroying our country. the solution is a multi-party system. | We should adopt a multi-party system | we should adopt a multi-party system so that we have more viewpoints to solve problems. |
Customer lists are expensive to purchase and may not be up to date. In addition, these lists often include the names of people who do not want unsolicited sales calls. | We should ban telemarketing | telemarketing is annoying for people as they do not request a phone call and vunerable people such as the elderly often feel threatened into taking part. |
customers have access to a financial option designed to cover small expenses that arise often and are unexpected should not be eliminated | Payday loans should be banned | payday loans allow those who cannot access other forms of finance to get much needed money |
cutting spending and making everyone manage with the minimum of consumer goods would stabilize the economy in the midst of the brexit problems. lets stop wasting money and channel it into the health service. | We should adopt an austerity regime | an austerity regime would help to get our country back on a solid financial footing. |
cyber bullying continues to be an unresolved issue as well as vulnerability to lack of privacy. | Social media brings more harm than good | social media is known for damaging the self esteem of adolescents and young adults due to how easy it is to compare yourself and your life to your friends or acquaintances. |
dad’s should be able to stay at home and if there was a subsidy for them to do so it would make them feel more able to be home with their kids. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | we should subsidize stay at home dads because they can take care of the home and family just like a woman can. |
dads are less likely to want to stay at home but it may be the better option for women who have great jobs instead of forcing them to quit. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | we should subsidize stay at home dads because they can take care of the home and family just like a woman can. |
dads are likely to stay out of their careers ant might find it difficult to come back to work | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | a father is entitled to sacrifice his work for time with his new-born, but this is a lifestyle choice and should be self-funded, not financially supported by the tax payer. |
dads are responsible for raising their kids, that doesn’t mean they deserve financial help | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | we should subsidize stay at home dads because they can take care of the home and family just like a woman can. |
dads came provide warm, loving care to their children just as mothers can. this would make it easier for them to do so. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | subsidizing stay-at-home dads would help women in the workplace to gain more equality and would decrease the gender pay gap. |
dads can bond better with their children | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads so that they can have the same opportunity to bond with their child as the mother. |
dads can choose to be stay at home dads, but they must take the consequences of their choice without society as a whole having to pay for their decisions. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | we should subsidize stay at home dads because they can take care of the home and family just like a woman can. |
dads can choose to stay at home, but that is the choice they make as opposed to working. we do not need to subsidize your choice to make it affordable. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should not subsidize stay at home dads since women have never been subsidized to stay home with their children. It's up to the couple to decide if they can afford to have a parent stay home. |
dads do not always get the same bonding experience the mother gets due to not being able to afford to take time off work to be with their babies and children so subsidising would make for better family life. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads so that they can have the same opportunity to bond with their child as the mother. |
dads need to be more involved in their kids lives and subsidizing them to stay at home will make it easier for them to do so | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | subsidizing stay-at-home dads would help women in the workplace to gain more equality and would decrease the gender pay gap. |
dads on average earn more than mums, many families do not have a resident dad and most could not afford for dad to be at home while mum needs time off to recover from the birth and breast feed. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | stay-at-home moms are not subsidized, allowing for stay-at-home dads who are subsidized continue the ongoing gender inequality at home and not only in the workplace. |
DADS SHOULD BE ABLE TO STAY AT HOME WITH THEIR CHILDREN JUST AS MUCH AS MOTHERS | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads so that they can have the same opportunity to bond with their child as the mother. |
Dads should be allowed stay home and care for their children without the risk of losing their income. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | we should subsidize stay at home dads because they can take care of the home and family just like a woman can. |
Dads should be encouraged to go out to work to support their family which is how it's always been, subsidizing them to stay at home would do the opposite of this and would also be a burden on tax payers. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | we should subsidize stay at home dads because they can take care of the home and family just like a woman can. |
dads should be subsidizes to reduce the stigma of a man staying home to raise his children. dads are important to the fabric of the family and staying at home gives the children a new perspective on it. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads so that they can have the same opportunity to bond with their child as the mother. |
dads should be working and mothers staying at home. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | we should subsidize stay at home dads because they can take care of the home and family just like a woman can. |
Dads should not be subsizided to stay at home because it would be a too much of a burden on taxpayers. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | we should subsidize stay at home dads because they can take care of the home and family just like a woman can. |
dads that stay home are very likely to have financial burdens on their families. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | stay-at-home moms are not subsidized, allowing for stay-at-home dads who are subsidized continue the ongoing gender inequality at home and not only in the workplace. |
dads who choose to stay home are taking away resources from the potential workforce. this could hurt a nation's economy and make the future less promising for younger generations. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | being a stay at home parent is a choice and it's no one else's responsibility to ensure an individual can stay at home with their children. |
dads who stay at home are as valuable as moms who stay at home and should be subsidized for the wellbeing of their children | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads so that they can have the same opportunity to bond with their child as the mother. |
dads who stay home provide a great asset in the raising of future generations of children. therefore, subsidies should be given to them to help them continue in their family endeavors. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads so that they can have the same opportunity to bond with their child as the mother. |
dads would be able to bond with their babies | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads so that they can have the same opportunity to bond with their child as the mother. |
dads, just the same as all parents, do not deserve a subsidy to stay at home. its their children and they should be financially responsible for their upbringing. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should not subsidize stay at home dads since women have never been subsidized to stay home with their children. It's up to the couple to decide if they can afford to have a parent stay home. |
daily i receive calls that waste my time and disturb what i am doing. calls should be made by me to get info i want. calls should not bother people who do not want the information. | We should ban telemarketing | telemarketing is annoying for people as they do not request a phone call and vunerable people such as the elderly often feel threatened into taking part. |
Damaging Hamas economically in order to weaken them is a legitimate action. | Blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended | Since the blockade began, it has failed to decrease Hamas activity or violence against Israel in any meaningful way, failing at its main objective. |
dangerous criminals that can not be rehabilitated and are a danger to society should be subjected to capital punishment. | We should abolish capital punishment | capital punishment is inhumane and often an unfit punishment for the crime |
dangerous items should not be allowed in schools because it is endangers the students and faculty and a strict punishment would help prevent these items from being brought. | We should adopt a zero-tolerance policy in schools | Zero tolerance policies send a strong signal to students, parents, and the community that violence and bullying will not be tolerated. |
Dangerous terrorists who are really hard to catch cause lot of destruction and deaths. Only targeted killing can save us from more deaths caused by them | We should ban targeted killing | targeted killing can possibly save millions of people if we are targeting those who mean to carry out dangerous plans against the rest of the world. |
dangerous weapons in the hands of regular citizens is very dangerous for the safety of others and should be strictly limited and controlled | We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms | the right to keep and bear arms is putting everyone in danger and making mass-shootings more easily done. |
death penalty brings closure to families and saving taxpayers millions of dollars every year | We should abolish capital punishment | too many people have been executed with false or inadequate evidence of guilt, or because they have mental health issues. |
Death penalty costs the government less as opposed to life imprisonment without parole. | We should abolish capital punishment | capital punishment has done nothing to actually deter serious crime in this country |
Death penalty is an inhumane, unjust, unnecessary, and inefficient measure. | We should abolish capital punishment | capital punishment is inhumane and often an unfit punishment for the crime |
Death with dignity is having the option to decide your own fate. You're able to take control of your own fate. It allows you to leave the world with your true self intact. | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | Assisted suicide is a criminal offence as it centers on the intentional death of a human being. |
decide when moorir should be a crime, no matter how bad our life is, we should live it and get happiness | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | assisted suicide should be a criminal offence because it would be very easy to murder a vulnerable relative in order to get an inheritance. |
Deciding what to wear every day is a pretty basic form of self-expression and should not be limited. | We should abandon the use of school uniform | school uniforms limit a student's individuality and expression of their personality and therefore should be abandoned. |
de-emphasizing gender in every day conversation will have long term benefits for humanity. | We should adopt gender-neutral language | adopting a gender neutral language enables us to speak to each other in a more compassionate and understanding way. |
defective genes could be removed from the gene pool if humans were cloned and therefore it would be beneficial to society to continue to clone humans. | We should ban human cloning | cloning will restrict the gene pool, reduce genetic diversity and and encourage recessive traits, many of which lead to illness and abnormalities. |
defendants should not be forced to use a public defender if they choose not to because it is undemocratic to remove individual choice. | The use of public defenders should be mandatory | having a system where public defenders are mandatory would make it fairer because all defendants would have the same level of defense |
defendants who cannot afford their own attorney should be required to use a public defender in order to ensure that they receive a fair trial. | The use of public defenders should be mandatory | having a system where public defenders are mandatory would make it fairer because all defendants would have the same level of defense |
defendents should have the right to the best defence they can get, not be limited in their choice of defender that affects their future | The use of public defenders should be mandatory | public defenders should be mandatory because it will give both sides a fair trial |
defending one's self in court and not using a public defender is just stupid. they know and understand the law better than someone not trained/taught in such. | The use of public defenders should be mandatory | the use of public defenders should not be mandatory because a lot of them are not well versed in law. |
definitely serial murders must be prohibited from the legal and legal point of view by the simple reason to respect the life of the other and the right to life | We should ban targeted killing | targeted killing should be banned because it denies the victim the right to a fair trial by jury. |
definitely yes, we must open space to new ways of thinking and living. these can not be developed widely, but we allow them to communicate in the terms that define them as a group. | We should adopt gender-neutral language | adopting a gender neutral language enables us to speak to each other in a more compassionate and understanding way. |
deliberate sale and purchase of sexual services is a completely private matter in which the state should not be involved | We should legalize prostitution | prostitution should be legalized as it provides a service and reduces rape and sex crimes |
democracy and libertarianism is close enough and adopting it can`t be wrong and should be considered. | We should adopt libertarianism | libertarianism is a preferable system because it gives people greater personal freedoms and encourages industry growth |
democracy could never allow entrapment | Entrapment should be legalized | entrapment should be legalized as enables the police to capture criminals |
Democratic polling has shown that the majority of people in the world want nuclear weapon abolition - states should fulfill the desires of their people by fighting for it. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | we should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons because is fundamental for world peace |
denial holocaust must be criminal offence because is obligatory to remind us how people can be evil and what wrong idiology can do to humans. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denial of past atrocities may lead to the rise of idealogies that were responsible for those atrocities | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | holocaust denial allows for hate to continue and encourages people to act upon such hatred. |
denial of such a savage act should be punishable! | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial should not be a criminal offence because it is better to let bad ideas be outcompeted by good ideas than to let them fester and grow out of sight like a cancer. |
denial of the holocaust can be viewed as an opinion and would infringe on one's own private thoughts and views. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
denial of the holocaust shows racism and ought to be illegal | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial should not be a criminal offence because it is better to let bad ideas be outcompeted by good ideas than to let them fester and grow out of sight like a cancer. |
denial of the holocaust will allow further holocausts and killings. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
denial of this is wrong, it happened and many people died | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denial that the holocaust happened is blatant racism and should be illegal. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
dense cities concentrate pollution. | We should fight urbanization | urbanization increases pollution and drains resources. |
denying a fact like this has the potential to cause wider issues | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | holocaust denial allows for hate to continue and encourages people to act upon such hatred. |
denying something proven to be true is ridiculous. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | denying the holocaust is deeply offensive to survivors and their family and should not be allowed. |
denying something that happened and was awful should not be tolerated | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying such a crime against humanity would let people do it again. this should never happen. so, it should be a criminal offense. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying such a horrific historical event with millions of proof and testimonies is absurd. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying such an important part of history is a slap in the face to the jewish race. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
denying support to another country because of political reasons is unfair to the common people who have nothing to do with it and need the support. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
denying support to other countries could be the only way to get them to listen to your side of the argument. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are a great way to apply pressure to a country without using military force. |
denying surrogacy effectively bans same-sex couples from having biological children. | Surrogacy should be banned | surrogacy should be banned as women are being paid to produce a baby and it is not regulated as stringently as it needs to be. |
Denying that Holocaust in front of people who were affected by it can cause severe mental/emotional trauma. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
denying that millions of people died and suffered should require those people to be punished for their beliefs. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying that the holocaust did not exist is a crime to humanity and disrespects the lives of millions of people who suffered. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying that the holocaust happened is insulting to those who survived it, those who died in it, and those who still live with the consequences of it. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
denying that the holocaust took place cannot be tolerated and should be against the law | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying the holocaust and learning from this tragedy makes it much more likely that it will happen again. we need to learn from it so it will never happen again. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
denying the holocaust ever happened should be punished as a hate crime as it goes hand in hand with anti-semitic views. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying the holocaust is a severe form of gaslighting and mental abuse | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
denying the holocaust is a valid exercise of freedom of speech | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | denying the holocaust is deeply offensive to survivors and their family and should not be allowed. |
denying the holocaust is an insult to those who lived through it, those who have family that were affected by it, and those that still deal with its effects today. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
denying the holocaust is an offense to humanity and to the memory of those massacred by nazism | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying the holocaust is deeply offensive to survivors and their family and should not be allowed. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
denying the holocaust is denying the life and death of millions of people. there is no rational excuse for allowing something like this to be allowed. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying the holocaust is hateful and is often used as inflammatory rhetoric to harm jewish people and therefore should be banned. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
denying the holocaust is no different than denying a creator or evolution. people are entitled to their belief in the matter, even when presented with evidence to the contrary | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying the holocaust really happened should be a criminal offense. this is nothing but racist hate speech and it downplays the horrors that actually happened. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
denying the holocaust really happened should not be a criminal offense. people should be allowed to believe and speak on anything they feel and believe. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
dependence on marijuana will increase with legalization because of its addictive nature | We should legalize cannabis | cannabis is known to lead to dependency as well as further drug seeking behaviors and should not be legalized. |
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