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The act of docking a non-working dog's tail should not be legal

The dog's tail is not crucial to its survival in the world, especially for domesticated dogs, which are the dogs who's tails are usually removed. If anything, it should be illegal to remove a service dog's tail, because they use them the most. http://www.dogsbestlife.com... states that "The only reason that [tale-docking] made since, were for safety and cleanliness [reasons]. Working and hunting dogs were less likely to collect debris or amass feces around their rump. They were also less apt to getting caught in farm equipment, wagons, and carts." This being said, for working dogs, tail-docking helped them. (With the exception of service dogs,) Most dogs are tail-docked for cosmetic purposes. If the owner has done their research, then they would understand how much dogs use their tails to convey emotions, and accept the sacrifice. Tail-docking of puppies does not hurt them, and if the owner of the dog is fit to be a pet-owner, they will either tail-dock the dogs when they are puppies, or laughing gas them, so the process is easier on the puppies.
The act of docking a non-working dog's tail should not be legal

This debate is about non-working [1] dog tail docking [2]. My thesis shall be: 'The act of docking a non-working dog's tail should not be legal.' My opponent's thesis shall be: 'The act of docking a non-working dog's tail should be legal.' This debate has conditions, though. Any information gained from the Internet needs to have a link that leads to where you got the information from. Any book research needs to have the title, author, chapter, page and paragraph of the book you got the information from. No opinions can be accepted as evidence unless the opinion is that of an expert [3] (if the opinion is that of an expert, you need to state the name and occupation of the expert that has that opinion). I will ask CON to not post their arguments in the comments section if they run out of space. The format for this debate will go as follows: Round 1) Acceptance of the debate--No ArgumentsRound 2) Opening Arguments--No RebuttalsRound 3) More Arguments/RebuttalsRound 4) Summary of Arguments/Impact Turns/Conclusion--No New Arguments/RefutesYou may make a part 2 of one of your opening arguments in round 3 if you wish, CON. If CON forfeits round 2, not giving me a chance to refute in round 3, and then comes back in round 3 and makes arguments and refutes mine, I think its only fair if I get to refute his arguments in round 4, as he didn't give me a chance to refute in round 3. I will not mention or accept any evidence that involves tail bobbing--that is not part of the debate. We both have the burden of proof--I have to prove that the act of docking a non-working dog's tail should be illegal, whereas CON has to prove that the act of docking a non-working dog's tail should be legal. Please realise that you only have 24 hours to respond to a post. By accepting this debate, you also accept all conditions above and all definitions below. Any violation of conditions above and/or definitions below will result in a win for the non-offender. With that, good luck, CON. [1]-working dog is a canine working animal, i.e., a type of dog that is not merely a pet but learns and performs tasks to assist and/or entertain its human companions, or a breed of such origin--so a non-working dog would be a dog that is just a pet that doesn't learn and perform tasks to assist and/or entertain its human companions, or a breed of such origin. Reference for a definition of a working dog: http://en.wikipedia.org...[2]-Docking is the removal of portions of an animal's tail.*Note: This definition only concerns dogs in this debate*Reference:http://en.wikipedia.org...[3]-A person who has enough knowledge and experience in a field to be a reliable source in a specific part of that field (eg: an elementary school teacher is an expert in elementary education)*Note: My own definition*
Jugger-Nog is The Most Reliable Perk in Black Ops 2: Zombies

Alrighty since my opponet hasn't posted I guess it'll be my turn for my argument. I'm defending Speedy Cola. The reason I believe Speedy Cola is more important then Jugger-Nog is when you're surrounded by zombies and you need to reload and you have a slow reloading wepon. In this case without Speedy Cola you would have died here, but with Speedy Cola you would have quickly reloaded and have gotten out of that situation.
Jugger-Nog is The Most Reliable Perk in Black Ops 2: Zombies

This will be my last debate before I leave DDO, it will be my first debate in quite some time, so I hope for a competent opponent.No trolling, lawyering, semantics, or Ad hom attacks.Jugger-Nog-Increases the health of the player. The player will get down in six hits instead of two.Speed Cola-Decreases time needed to reload your weapons.Tombstone-Functions as a Gib, so if a player gets down with this and dies they can respawn next round and obtain all of their weapons and perks they had when they got down, with the exception of the Tombstone, again.Quick Revive-Decreases the amount of time a player needs to revive his/her teamate. In solo mode this perk allows the player to revive themselves while down. Stamin-Up-Alllows the player to run for a longer amount of time without tiring.Double Tap Root Beer-Increases the rate at which your ammunition fires, Two fold. I will be contending that Jugger-Nog is the most reliable out of all of these, my opponent will be contending one of the other perks is the most reliable.Choose your preferred perk in R1, along with acceptance.
School student suspended for NRA pro-2nd Amendment T-shirt

First off, they had to put he was suspended for "refusing." If it simply read suspended for wearing a NRA Pro- 2nd Amendment T-shirt, people would go insane. Not that they already are not, it just makes it sound like the school did not do as much wrong. I will extend the debate time though. I would like to let my opponent state his reasons for why he felts the school did the right thing and how the student's First Amendment right was not violated. Once he has done so I will post my rebuttals. Thank you and good luck to my opponent.
I can eat more Bacon than you V.2

Well father first look at yours (Children) they're both messed up. Yeah I am talking bad about my self so what, now look at mine, they're both slightly fine, even with out arms they are smarter than you and I. Stub hands don't mean anything if you cannot follow up with it, and once you start dissing on my children that's when I cross the line. Your thoughts of Bacon cannot comprehend for Bacon has no mind let alone one you can mend'. It still saddens me that you think you can win for you're a foolish man with foolish kin. I brake a slight grin for you life for you say "Invincible", I say Irritable. No one can stand to me even up to Rice-Chan or mommy. You truly arnt one that like rules are you? For it seems each debate you abolish, for you have no creativity, can't even spit simple rhymes. You fear dead; with invincibility what does that say about a man; a cowardly man, let alone a father or even a man able to comprehend the Bacon eating way that where set in stone by the Elders of Pandaria (Me). Now get out of here son' for you have no place here with that I end this debate; for that there is no need to keep this going we all know who won, but I can't say that was not fun; I schooled you once, now I'll do it again, go back to hell from which you can, I am the man who will see you slayen once again'. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. unyielding. Invincible, impregnable, indomitable suggest that which cannot be overcome or mastered. Invincible is applied to that which cannot be conquered in combat or war, or overcome or subdued in any manner: an invincible army; invincible courage. Impregnable is applied to a place or position that cannot be taken by assault or siege, and hence to whatever is proof against attack: an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue. Indomitable implies having an unyielding spirit, or stubborn persistence in the face of opposition or difficulty: indomitable will. http://dictionary.reference.com...
I can eat more Bacon than you V.2

first of all, that rap was 3 lines long, not 4 like you said here: "From now on 4 lines must be dedicated to rapping." i am deeply disapointed in you son, i thought i raised you better than that. i told your mother about your recent rule-breaking behavior, and to cut out all the curse words she chucked at you at the very mention of your name-she was upset that her son was becoming even worse at the game of life than he already was(real life not the actual game of life mind you, although you are pretty bad at that too). another word on your son/brother and your sister/daughter, they aren't doing so well. physically they are fine, or at least as fine as stub hands can be. they are actually kinda smart for their age as well, Violet(your daughter/sister) has already come up with the theory of everything and Carl(your son/brother) has a fine future ahead of him in 12th demensional applied physics. but they miss you very much, they haven't seen you since they were born and want to spend this up-and-coming father's day with you. you may think i am trying to trick you or lure you into a trap but i am just telling you what they want to say (since they have stubs for hands and can't type very well). also, i stoped eating bacon as you know it a long time ago(like before the Q continuum existed long ago!). i now eat ideas of bacon, the souls of bacon and the mere thought of bacon by any living thing becomes a tangible object in my own private dimension(and i am not going to tell you which one). i can consume these bacon-thoughts directly throught my good sunday vest where it is digested and recycled and digested again in a never ending digestion tube i "borrowed" from a certian popular diety. in essence, i will never run out of bacon, even if you kill every living thing so there are no more bacon-thoughts for me to absorb, i will still have the constantly recycled bacon inside of me that will then be the only bacon in the whole multiverse! there is no way you can beat me I AM INVINCIBLE!!! and with my invincible power i abolish all rules in this debate! who could stop me? and now for all eternity there must be at least one reference to a true thing in every post! a paradox is just the truth standing on its head to get attention.
I can eat more Bacon than you V.2

Haha father I find it funny once again you think you are better than me, once again I will need you put you back in your place, the forfeit the other day was due to your stupidity, for seeing the over seeing of your "pro" take down of me, but you see, there is no way that one take take down me, You and Sister have both tried, and for Rice-Chan I have taken him down with one strike, now before you go on blabbing on how you'll beat me, let me bring up Peach, you still say that she is my mother when I know different, scene birth I've know who the true ruler is, you are just to scared to admit that I am the rightful holder of the thrown, and next time you seeith' me I'll be bringing you some rich-full' tea. You're not only old but, foolish, Rice-Chan is no more yet you still say he'll beat us your story's of him are just a mash of lifeless emotion t words the great man you thought he was but we all know the truth, you're a useless scum who all they can do is eat. Father please if you will not get all up in my grill? You and I both know that I am the superior bacon ea-tor. As for that next time you see me I'll be gettin' a digit for a midget riding a Diglet. As for Sis once again I think we both know what happens on that faithful day, you took seven Bacon Chops to her face, in your blasting drunken rage, you are but a disgrace to this family, you are none by but a gone wrong vasectomy; you're a gross use of us food eating kind. You're time has come and passed; you'll be shipped away from earth to space to watch me from afar to sit on the thrown and smile up on yo' so I take over the champion ship Bacon Food Eating King Cup. Oh yeah father, just in-case you're to dumb to know here you go: ba"con noun \G2;bā-kən sometimes -kə!1;: thin strips of salted and smoked meat from the sides and the back of a pig Also I'd just like to say that you forgot in your last post to put a kind of nut or a rap. Not to mention that the one rap you did was plagiarized. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- chestnut http://www.merriam-webster.com...
I can eat more Bacon than you V.2

its ok man, i know those words were strong, too strong for you to reply in time. you just sat there staring at the screen for 3 days wondering how you could go against the great upper upper goddess of the infinity moon whose pin up poster you keep framed in your crappy seattle appartment after all these years-yes, i know that. i think that round can be exused for now, but i expect you to have a very good response to this question in your next post: who do you think your mother is IALWAYSWINDEBATES? it's not zelda i already disproved that with the much-respected pickle test. do you think it is Mrs. incredible? Princess Jasmin? Queen Victoria? IS IT- *I AM SORRY BUT THE PAY PHONE YOU WERE USING IS OUT OF TIME, FOR MORE TIME-* *hangs up*
I can eat more Bacon than you V.2

Regardless of whether rice-chan is on your side or not, he is still able to eat more bacon than you and believe me, he will take advantage of that fact. Once, when I was still in my mother's womb, my dad got me up at 3:00 in the morning and run 4000 laps around the track of what would become my middle school. Then, if that wasn't enough, he kicked me when I failed to complete a rubix sphere in under 3 and 1/2 minutes! And your logic about me forcing my time travel woes on you is flawed as well, my time travel woes can apply to me and only me for all eternity-ever since the great upper upper goddess of the infinity moon created eternity when her daughter who was also her created a square circle before many lab mice and lowland gorillas. The great upper upper goddess of the infinity moon says so and so it is! And stop trying to avoid the fact that princess peach is your mom-there is nothing else I can do to convince you that you slept with her either. EXEPT THIS! Son, the following words were typed by your little sister/daughter: Hello dadbro! I loce yoi! I m not rhat goos at tyoing yet,,, caise my handa are stups??? By' Well, you convinced yet? I am literally out of tricks here. By the way, the law suit from Edgar's ghost just came through, your court date is 6/17/14, you need to be there or else you will be hunted down by extremely sexy bushes and put into the matrix-and no red pill for you this time! Cats are in the order Carnivora. My Pokemon bring all the nerds to the yard And they're like you wanna trade cards? Darn right I wanna trade cards! But I'll trade you this not my charizard! New rule to this debate, every post must now name a kind of nut! I hope you can keep up...
I can eat more Bacon than you V.2

Father it saddens me to see that you need to type in caps to get attention. I see you still have a lack of capitalizing when its most important, it seems your goal is to cap when and where ever as if you'd type like; HeLlO mY NaMe iS Gustav_Adolf_II. I find is funny that the only way you can get at me with by bringing up Sis, and Rice-Chan; for you are to weak to understand or comprehend, the power of my left hand, I'll take a Knife in the right and a Fork in the left to eat all le' Bacon that has ever passed into this dimension. Also when you are in hell tell sis I'll be happy to see her again, I'll be there as soon as I kill an old man. Tell mother I'd be glad if she filed a restraining order against me for I never want to see her face again, I know her my real mother is, Rice-Chan told me. You go onto say 'keep it in your pants', now there is no need to blame your sick crimes on me ol' man. Rice-Chan'd never do such a thing, for he and I know you"re the true evil, He's on my side for this one, sorry dad'. Two thousand years ago before the time of Bacon a young boy by the name of Rice-Chan was popped into existence, he was a brave man skewering the vast world for his dream fending off Dino's, anything that came in his way to 'meat' his, his one goal to make the ultimate food, BACON! But there was one thing in the way, an older man one that was great than him, for he was just a young child, no match for this pervert of a man, this man was you. You tell me to stay away from time travel when it"s all you, the past events that were pushed on me, forcing me to the dark place, the one only I and Sis know of. Bacon is the one true passion of my, and someone like you would never understand you don't stand to eat Bacon you stand here to devour the souls of innocent children. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A new Rule??????: From now on 4 lines must be dedicated to rapping. Also you must incorperate the name of one pokemon in the rap. Cat: A genetic study in 2007 concluded that domestic cats are descended from African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) c. 8000 BC, in the Near East
I can eat more Bacon than you V.2

how dare you send ME a debate! i raised you since you were just a little metroid, and you still stab me in the back with this rude, domineering gesture! your mother would not be pleased with you, that is if she didn't file a restraining order against you when she found out you were her son! i mean really! you didn't tell her! you fooled YOUR OWN MOTHER about your identity just to get into her pants! thats just sick... btw your sister woke up from cryostasis yesterday and she is VERY mad at you! what did you do with her! learn to keep it in your pants next time you go back in time so you don't end up as a daddy-uncle! she was only 4 at the time for crying out loud! and you wouldn't believe how mad rice-chan is at you! he's about to go super saiyan 45.5!!! do you even know what that means! that means he will gain the abillity to eat more bacon than both of us combined! quick! we need to work together to destroy your grandfather and bring peace to the bacon dimension! i'll let you know that the ghost of edgar allen poe is filing charges for using his special move. i told you so... THE REQUIREMENTS FROM LAST DEBATE ARE AS OF NOW NULL-AND-VOID!!! NEW REQUIREMENT!!! FROM NOW ON EVERY POST MUST HAVE A FACT ABOUT CATS!!!!!! cats can see in 1/6th the light level required for human vision I LOVE TYPING IN CAPS BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL SPECIAL AND GETS PEOPLES ATTENTION!!!!!!
Euthanasia is Unreasonable

Apologies for forfeiting the previous round. Since the point being debated is in absolutes, if I can find any scenario where using euthanasia is a better option than not, my point is proven. For this purpose I will use the scenario of being terminally ill and having terrible quality of life. When dealing with euthanasia, I see two choices. We can force people to endure terrible conditions before dying, or we can give them free will to do as they wish. We can waste medical supplies on people with no hope who don't want to be alive anyway, or we can redirect those supplies to someone who needs them more. That is the crux of my argument, I will now address my opponent's. The first 6 arguments, all of which relate to character building, have no bearing on terminally ill patients who have only weeks or months to live. Drawing out love in others who help the person suffering could be an outcome, but more commonly the result is different. Terminal illness can tear families apart. Objectively, a terminally ill patient costs their family money, time and emotional pain. The second argument is a non-sequitur. Psychological effects will happen regardless. Seeing a loved one waste away in pain before dying can also cause negative psychological effects, arguably worse than if they had let them die peacefully. I am looking forward to my opponent's response.
Euthanasia is Unreasonable

Hello, Euthanasia is a way in which people can prematurely end their life in order to avoid or end suffering. This is not a wise decision for many reasons, First there are several objective goods to suffering that I would like to present 1: Enlightenment~ one realizes how precious life is 2: Detachment~detaches us from the things in this life that are not necessary 3: Reparation~to fix our lives (suffering that one might endure as a penance or such) 4:Character building~how one responds to suffering can help build character 5: Humility 6:Compassion 7:Drawing out love in others who help the person suffering Thus, one should not end his life in order to avoid or end suffering. Second, we did not begin our life and so we have no right to take it away. There is a difference between rights and freedoms. A right is something that we are entitled to, while a freedom is something that we are capable of doing. We are able to kill ourselves, but that does not mean that we should. Third, euthanasia has cause many negative psychological effects on those who allowed one to be euthanized. I hope this answers any doubts you may have, I am happy to answer any questions.
Kirk Hammett is a bad guitarist

Hi Pro. I'm really glad that you shifted focus from technical skill to a degree. You will do it more in the future. Thats what guitarists with more experience do. Skill is fun but that's all it is. It should only a goal as long as the music you hear in your head is way technically ahead they your current technical skill. Take the "Death" for example. As Chuck Schuldiner had more technically advanced ideas He would basically change band members on each album. Also Jason Becker said that He needed to perfect the sweeping since He heard Serrana in his head and though that its impossible to be played on guitar. He made it possible. I would call those people- constantly progressing composers in a context of complexity of technique. However there are players that are still good but stay very close to the usually level of their play. For example Adrian Smith and Dave Murray form Iron Maiden. Same with Hammett ( though I consider them better then him ) . Yeah it might be a bit old to start playing at 15. Or is it ? Satriani started at 14. Shawn Lane at 14, Vai started playing at 13. Petrucci at 12... 1-3 years makes really no difference between those players. And is least important factor in my opinion (unless someone started at 25 :D ). Yeah Hammett vs Slash I would vote for Slash. But thats bcs I like slash more. Though I like Metallica more then G&R. The problem of debates as this is is that Pro need to specify in more details in what aspect is He bad and compared to who. If title was "Hammett is worse guitar player then Petrucci in technical skill" then nobody could argue that. But to call him generally bad player according to widest of standards would be a bit far stretched. Hammett is overrated and far from great player but I don't think that anyone can objectively call him bad. Thx for the very interesting debate Pro. Keep them coming and whats more important keep playing and enjoying the guitar. Never make a sport out of it. It loses magic then.