In a world where superheroes exist, THW force them to train and register with the government.

This is going to be fun! I would first like to begin by providing some constructive and then I will go into some thorough refutation. The primary claim in this debate is that this program would reduce the harms associated with the presence of superheroes in society. Side government rests their case on two main ideas that training will reduce harms and that the government can be trusted. I will be presenting three constructive points The inefficacy of the program, The need for secrecy and The lack of government trust. The inefficacy of the program This program is completely infeasible as the program is far too short for any hero to be properly trained and the variety of powers would make standardized course material impossible. I will make the assumption that control of one"s power would make its way into curricula. Should side Gov wish to contest my assessment by stating that use of powers was not included in her training schedule, I would simply state that controlling power is essential to a superhero and any citizen with superpowers. Should they wish to remain in secret the government would require assurances that their powers would not accidentally cause collateral damage, thus necessitating this be on curricula. Think of Xavier"s school and even sky high, this is essential training. This creates the primary failure of this program there is not enough time in a month to properly train a superhero military basic training requires 14 weeks of constant day and night training to even be accepted into the armed forces, police forces require 35 weeks of full-time study. The training associated with law enforcement procedures is far more intense than anyone could hope to achieve in a month of part-time study. These people are being trained simply to operate a gun whereas these heroes potentially have the power to level armies (superman, magneto, phoenix) this should require infinitely more training. When asked in a POI via face book messenger regarding the proposed hours of study side gov stated the following "It would be a 'several hours after work on weekdays and full days on weekends situation'. Because this is mandatory, it would be somewhat like jury duty in that your employer has to give you the time off if you work unusual hours." (more on the jury duty point in arg 2). Reducing the hours even further. This method of training has the following issues beyond insufficient hours. This program is being marketed as a means of reducing collateral damage, and by extension control of superpowers. How is this possible when each new hero has the potential for a unique power? Even allowing for older heroes to train these individuals would prove problematic as there isn"t sufficient time for the trainers to understand how the powers work let alone train someone else in a month. This is simply not possible. Xavier had a boarding school that taught these individuals over years not merely weeks. Additional issues arise when considering the locations of training facilities and the cost. Given the powers of these individuals and the danger associated with practicing their use, these facilities would need to be heavily reinforced installations and ideally very secluded from the public as any accidents could prove catastrophic. Imagine cyclops from the X-men leveling a city block in a training accident. Or Magneto accidentally destroying cars. These facilities would prove dangerous to all nearby citizens and very costly to repair after each incident. Given side government analogy to jury duty it would also imply these facilities would be as prevalent as courthouses resulting in trillions of dollars of expense only to accidentally destroy their surrounding and thus increase the cost. These costs and damages would be less than simply allowing these individuals to learn on their own. Sure one may accidentally do some damage to their home or neighbourhood but it"s far less than the damage possible when grouping many in one area and hoping for the best. Secrecy These individuals are in grave danger if any regular citizens learn of their identities. Nefarious individuals can exploit them by threatening to either harm them or their loved ones. A hero who can teleport would be a goldmine to a drug cartel shipping across borders. Once outed the potential for these individuals to be exploited is astronomical. This may not seem relevant but it most certainly is when the government is forcing these individuals to spend every evening and weekend training at a local facility. One could simply keep track of locals who fall of the earth for a month or stake out the training facilities. This creates an incredibly dangerous situation for these heroes as there discovery under this model is almost certain. They can be harassed, harmed or threatened to engage in criminal activity against their will simply to take a useless mandatory course. Not only does forced participation bring up questions regarding human rights but when the program actively harms these individuals by outing them, it is clear it is wrong. Given that the training course provides little benefits in terms of knowledge and safety the only true benefit of this system is a government registry of all heroes. Registries of potentially marginalized groups always provide massive issues in regards to the human rights of those individuals. Further, this registry will have two primary issues it would only include those law-abiding individuals with powers willing to participate and by extension leave out those who may become villains. By evading detection villains could maintain anonymity while their superhero foes are being held liable for collateral damage in their battles. This clearly doesn't"t help the fight for good. Any would be villain would certainly do this as secrecy is a hero's (or villains) greatest asset (to butcher an Incredibles reference......I need to rewatch it lol). This program necessarily cripples the heroes and empowers the villains. If we account for the outing at training facilities, they would become clear targets for villains to either learn the identities of heroes or to simply attack them while they have yet to be trained or worse recruit them. Allowing for a known installation that is training beings with the powers of armies allows for many unimaginable security risks. Trust This motion assumes the heroes a) will trust the government and b) should trust the government. Let"s handle the latter first. There is no reason these heroes should trust the government. The government would surely use these individuals for military testing and as soldiers. As this program is only in effect in WLDs the promise of human rights and respect are only afforded to those heroes born in WLDs. This restriction will not apply to foreign adversaries with less respect for the rights of heroes. These governments will surely begin using superhumans in armies resulting in an arms race that this program impedes WLDs from participating in. "We" on side opposition know this sequence of events is inevitable. This would leave WLDs with 3 options 1) accept defeat (going to happen) 2) nuke everything to try to win the war (let"s all hope not) or 3) scrap the protections for heroes and use the registry as draft (very likely). Given that the government is providing a useless program that puts participants at risk and creating a registry that would most certainly lead to a draft, why would any semi-intelligent individual actually trust this system? This clearly falls short of status quo for everyone. Side Gov states this allows for better trust between heroes and the government but it only destroys it. Status quo already allows for a system of trust by allowing heroes to maintain secret identities and remain safe. Status quo does not prevent cooperation between police and heroes, example Batman works with Gotham PD and even has a bat signal and has been allowed into interrogation rooms. If we as citizens and governments wish to benefit from cooperation with heroes it must be on their terms in which they are actually safe. This motion ignores their safety while demanding a great deal from them while giving governments with histories of exploitation all the means to do so once more. Refutation Accountability. The public tends to overwhelmingly support heroes already spiderman is a household name and many agree with his actions (excluding police and angry journalists of course). The only benefit this accountability has is to punish heroes for damage caused. The Avengers may have destroyed new york but they did still save the entire world so there is clearly a net benefit to having heroes. Making them pay for damages would just have them leave the hero business. 2. Communications Bat signal. The government does not need a registry of heroes to communicate they just need to be willing to cooperate without risking the hero's safety. Rather than treating them as vigilantes they can work with them and maybe build that good PR the Govs first point attempted to bring to the heroes. This program already results in collaboration the extra step only harm the heroes in this transaction. 3. Stress The entire model implies police are now willing to work with heroes so why not just do it? This model is contrived and dangerous and would only serve to add more stress to the heroes as maintaining is now nearly impossible and the government is sure to exploit you at some point or sue your "behind" (I'm not allowed to sear :( . This model only adds stress. Conclusion This model will only harms the heroes by providing useless training in exchange for their safety and eventually their free will. More harms are created on side Gov while my argumentation clearly shows the government should not be trusted. Side Gove falls on both key points. As such "we" are proud to oppose!