Security & justice
For each question, what divides the two sides and the best argument of each, without caricature.
- Should minors be tried as adults?A 16-year-old commits a violent robbery.
- Overcrowded prisons: build more or punish differently?Prisons are overcrowded.
- Do we need more police on the streets?There should be more police officers on the streets.
- Self-defence: can you shoot a burglar?At night, a shopkeeper surprises a burglar in his shop and shoots him.
- Are prison sentences too lenient?Prison sentences are generally too lenient.
- Should cannabis be legalised?Recreational cannabis…
- Police violence: systemic or isolated cases?Police violence…
- For or against mandatory minimum sentences?Repeat offenders should get an automatic minimum sentence.
- Shootings and drug trafficking: what should be done?Drug trafficking and shootings in a big-city neighbourhood.
- Prevention or punishment: what works?Prevention is more effective than punishment.
- For or against parole?A prisoner has served two thirds of their sentence with good behaviour.
- Should gun laws be relaxed?Carrying weapons for citizens…
- For or against whole-life sentences?Whole-life sentences (with no possibility of release) should exist for the most serious crimes.
- Police ID checks: should there be a receipt?Police identity checks on the street…
- For or against the death penalty?The death penalty could be justified for certain crimes.