Jan/Feb LD Resolution Announced

Posted by NSD_Update | Dec 1, 2012 | Community News | 15

From the National Forensic League Website:

Resolved: Rehabilitation ought to be valued above retribution in the United States criminal justice system.

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Mathew Pregasen

Well obviously its valued above in any legal dictionary. Its alphabetically prior.
- Fred Ditzian
  
  Mathew stop telling everyone about what we are running aff it’s a secret
Noah Thaler

PIC: Retribution for all except juveniles / animals / terrorists / individuals in need.
Fritz Pielstick

I’m disappointed this topic was chosen, because I was excited to hear debaters make creative, innovative arguments that I had never heard before.
Scott Phillips

Movement to keep debating Nov/Dec topic?
Rebar Niemi

at this point three US spec ought topics in a row = collusion or a strong voting bloc.

anyone who voted in the bloc, care to explain the reasoning?
- David Joannides
  
  ‘murrika
Rebar Niemi

WHAT’S THAT YOU SAY? RETREAD?

HUH WEIRD FEELS LIKE THE TOPICS ARE GUIDED BY THE INVISIBLE HAND TO BE THE SAME BORING THINGS OVER AND OVER. THE MARKET HAS CHOSEN!
- doubleturn
  
  Yeah, there is no collusion. Just a lot of coaches/teams who would rather keep debating the same things over and over. I was actually surprised that this exact topic hasn’t been used since 2003 nationals. I thought we’d had it more recently.
- Cypher19
  
  I came here with the express purpose of reading Rebar’s commentary, and was not disappointed.
Noah Thaler

Aaannndd cue recycling.
- TheBerkeleyBear
  
  Is this just a perverse attempt at being green?
Taylor Amey

It’s as if the drugs topic and the juvies topic had sex and gave birth to this
- Fritz Pielstick
  
  So, this is what happens when juveniles do drugs and have sex?
  - Guest
    
    oops.

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