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Restaurants that snaffle their staff's tips are rip-off merchants and should be boycotted

"...this type of immoral corporate greed should not be rewarded" Maybe not, but we as consumers 'reward' these types of greedy organizations all the time. Just because some restaurants are brought to light in this particular example does not mean that they are any worse than 90% of other businesses out there. Using tip money to contribute to staff's wages may be unethical, but exploiting workers who earn 10 cents a day for 16 hours of labor is also pretty unethical if you ask me. Yet Pro is right - we ARE capitalists. And as capitalists, we like to pay as little money as possible for what we want, be it clothes from companies who exploit workers in Taiwan, or shady restaurant owners here in the States. Because restaurants might make dining more expensive at said restaurants to increase profits (instead of paying salaries via tips), it is in our capitalist interests to keep practices as-is. Further, Pro mentioned out-of-job employees seeking employment at other more ethical establishments. Although that sounds like a simple and good idea, he is forgetting that there are only a certain amount of jobs, and job competition could force employees to settle for lower wages. Just a thought. Thanks for the debate, Brian, and thanks to everyone who read.
Restaurants that snaffle their staff's tips are rip-off merchants and should be boycotted

Thanks theLwerd, for taking up this debate. In essence, I agree with my opponent's assessment of the situation regarding the legal aspect of not allowing the staff to keep their tips, and in not advertising the fact they they employ such (shady) practices in advance the restaurants are not acting outside the law. The main thrust of my original argument was that those of us who live in capitalist countries have a choice of which establishment to place our custom with and that this type of immoral corporate greed should not be rewarded. My opponent goes on to point out that should we choose to boycott restaurants that swindle their staff and customers, the loss of trade will effect not only the grasping corporate shareholders but their employees as well, who may lose their jobs. This is true, but the lost trade will choose alternative restaurants with more ethical employment policies and the redundant staff could apply for jobs at one of these eateries instead. With thanks in advance for the voters' support and good luck to my opponent. BE
Restaurants that snaffle their staff's tips are rip-off merchants and should be boycotted

When I tip a waiter or waitress in a restaurant for good service, I expect the money to go to that individual directly, not to some grasping plutocrat lounging in a leather chair in an air-conditioned office, but that's exactly what happens at restaurant chains who snatch the tips from their poorly paid staff and keep them for themselves. http://www.independent.co.uk... If a restaurant advertised the fact in advance that any tips paid to staff will be seized and given instead to some faceless corporate shareholders, the customer would be very unlikely to pay any more than the basic bill, which is why, of course, they hush the practice up. This deception is tantamount to theft and restaurant chains that rip their staff and customers off should be boycotted. .
is the atmosphere walkable on

OOC: Im Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!Alright I will start, Seeing as my opponent has yet to actually define anything I will.Atmosphere: the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation.Walk-able: suitable for walkingSuitable for walking will be measured by the health promotion practices walk-ability assessment(http://www.walkableamerica.org...). I will cover each point and address why you cannot walk on a pervading tone or mood of a place, situation.1)Did you have room to walk? First, It is impossible to walk on an object that in essence is not an object but instead a concept. A mood cannot be walked on because you would have NO ROOM, and thus it would not be suitable for walking.2)Was it easy to cross streets? Second, An Atmosphere would not always have a street, that is unless the mood of the place would be the mood of the street. Thus, due to the lack of requirements for a street to exist in an Atmosphere, it would not be walk-able.3)Did drivers behave well? Due to the lack of existence this category cannot be assessed and thus cannot be declared walk-able.4). Could you follow safety rules? Again, due to the lack of rules this category falls null and void and is thus not able to be walk-able.5)Was your walk pleasant? Seeing as a mood has a 50% chance of being unpleasant and due to recent flooding and race riots in the USA, it is 100% possible to be unpleasant, Thus it would be unwalkable.Seeing as 2/5ths of this assessment cannot be completed and the other 3/5ths Side against walkability, you only see a vote in my favor.
The Quran allows muslim men to own sex slaves/concubines

The Koran says many things. if the Muslim men take women for sex, as concubines as you say, then this is just a old fashioned name given to the women, as today they do not only use them for sex, but treat them with dignity. It is no secret that in typical society it is the woman's job to look after the house, and this is not sexist, but rather tradition. If the men were to marry a woman for any other reasons than them being there for them to have sex with, look after their houses and look after their children, well, it is not like they are asking them to go out and become prostitutes is it? When men demand sex from women, it is traditionally at night or whatever, and, the women have a right to refuse, or, refuse anyway! this means that if the man was demanding sex, there would be violence, yes? That is far from the truth, as, we are not bombarded by pictures of women with black eyes and stuff from the area, so, have no evidence that this takes place a lot, if at all. If you were to read your Koran, and it told you to go around killing sheep on a certain day, then there would be a religious bias towards killing sheep. this would lead to the authorities getting involved from other areas in the world, and, the killing of sheep would not continue at such a rate. Now we are talking about human beings, and, if the authorities have not tried to stop the violence against women by now, there must not be a problem. How could they stop this violence? Well, if they were to send missionaries there - and the Christian church would definitely do that to convert as many people as they could - then the area would be filled with gap year students. It is not, it would be easy to do, there appears to be no problem due to the evidence.
Faith + good works = salvation

My contender, Gryephon, is a Protestant, and so he abides by the Sola fide; faith alone saves us. As a Catholic, I, Buzzo, believe that both faith and good works saves us.__________Opening statementBoth Protestants and Catholics agree that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins.Both Protestants and Catholics agree that acknowledging Christ's sacrifice on the cross is necessary for salvation.Here is where we find our disagreements: While Protestants believe that faith in Christ is enough is to saved, we Catholics believe that faith must be accompanied by obedience to God via our physical actions.Revision of definitionsGood works --> Deeds that are done to please the divine.To enhance on this debate's definition of good works, I'd say that good works is the technical term for any physical action that is done in obedience to God's will.My Catholic stance is explained belowA passage of scripture is quoted below. I will put a number by each notable sentence; the list below the passage contains my interpretations of these sentences. Matthew 16:24-28Jesus said to his disciples: 1"If one wishes to come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and begin to follow in my footsteps. Whoever would save his life would lose it, while whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would a man show if he were to gain the whole world and destroy himself in the process? 2What can a man offer in exchange for his very self?Christ went on to say: "The Son of Man will come with his Father's glory, accompanied by the angels. 3When he does, each man will be repaid according to his conduct. 4I assume you, among those standing here will not meet death before the Son of Man comes.1 Simply believing in Christ is not enough to be saved; we also have to follow in his footsteps.2 Complete submission to either the divine or the world.3 What we do in this life has an effect on our life in the afterlife.4 Matthew 24:36-511 Actions speak louder than words. If we truly wish to be disciples of Christ, then we must not only declare our faith in the Lord, but to live a lifestyle which is in accordance with Christ's lifestyle.2 A lifestyle which is in accordance with Christ's lifestyle is a lifestyle of submission or obedience to God's will. A lifestyle of obedience to God produces good fruit. 3 Producing good fruit will make us righteous in the eyes of the Lord. Galatains 5:22-264 If we have a strong fear of the Lord, we will be watchful of our conduct day and night.We're have to be obedient to God in both mind and body.mind --> faithbody --> good worksIf we truly wish to be united with our divine creator in the beyond, we must have faith, and if we have faith, it will be beautifully expressed by our conduct, or good works._______________SourcesSaint Joseph edition of The New American BibleThe scripture passage quoted has been slightly edited in an attempt to make it a bit shorter.I now realize that the rules and regulations of this debate may have intimidated potential debaters. Whenever I create future debates, I'll try to tone down the terms of debating a bit. I'm sorry, folks. This is just how I am.
Anime is Trash and Should be Banned

"Anime has no educational value..."Television shows, such as anime, shouldn't have to have an educational value. Even some kids' shows don't have to be educational. I never found Spongebob, during my childhood, to be educational to me. But I'm not going to say that all anime is not educational. There are some anime cartoons and movies such as "When Marnie Was There," which teaches people about self-acceptance. "In 1997, about 700 Japanese people experienced epileptic seizures and went to the hospital from an episode of Pokemon. There was a scene with lots of flashes and bright lights..."I don't believe that this entirely connects to all animes. I think it just relates to the importance of seizure warnings."Their animation style is crude, raunchy, and putrid. No effort is put into them and they are churned out to make money."I believe that is simply your opinion. Though I could agree with this for a lot of anime shows, it does not apply for all of them, and this is not a good reason to ban anime."Little girls and sexual material on the TV has no place in media and it disgusts me to see families sit down at the TV and watch it together. Anime is creating sexual atmospheres and promoting pornography, as I stated before."I also believe that there are some extremely outrageous things in anime, but to say that all anime is sexual and inappropriate is very untrue. Yes, there are shows which are completely based off of perversion, and others that add small inappropriate references, and even animes that are a huge spoof about how big fanservice is in anime, such as Kill La Kill. However, I still believe that your claim for how all animes are inappropriate and sexual is a lie. "Anime is a way for the Japanese to ruin future American generations and get their revenge from the atomic bombings."With all due respect, I do not believe that anime is a huge scheme made to corrupt the future generations of Americans so that Japan can rule over America. Like maybe it is. That'd suck.I believe that you lack the proper argument to explain why anime should be banned. Anime is a genre with a range of different types of shows and such. Some anime shows are appropriate for children such as those Studio Ghibli movies, like Spirited Away.
Anime is Trash and Should be Banned

Anime is a breeding ground for the wicked and sick. Nothing good has come out of it and never will. Anime has contributed nothing to our society and it is a waste of electricity and time. Anime has no educational value and it does not teach language skills. You could instead go to a class and learn anime the real way instead of through a television and that way you could be more social. In 1997, about 700 Japanese people experienced epileptic seizures and went to the hospital from an episode of Pokemon. There was a scene with lots of flashes and bright lights, but anime tends to have lots of this and poses a serious health risk. There is nothing entertaining about it. Anime stole their ideas from American cartoons like cartoon network and nickelodeon and corrupted it. Their animation style is crude, raunchy, and putrid. No effort is put into them and they are churned out to make money. Little girls and sexual material on the TV has no place in media and it disgusts me to see families sit down at the TV and watch it together. Anime is creating sexual atmospheres and promoting pornography, as I stated before. Anime is a way for the Japanese to ruin future American generations and get their revenge from the atomic bombings. The cartoon is slowly disintegrating our beautiful, brave, free society and we need to do something about it and soon, it will be the entire world. Just like cancer, anime grows slowly over time and it will take over and kill us off from the inside. Our money is being stolen by the Japanese anime industry and it is being put into our eventual extinction. By creating body pillows and mangas, they are selling their products to the world and poor souls are giving in and funding the secret agenda of the Japanese government.
Anime is Trash and Should be Banned

Anime is poison to children's minds and it creates a fake world for them to live in. Anime introduces pornographic material at a young age and has very graphic and violent scenes. This carries over into adulthood and creates these lazy, nasty, hideous slobs that were once your children that now sleep with an anime body pillow at night and read mangas at least 10 times a day. Anime also consumes your soul and wastes time that could be used to go outside, get 60 minutes of fresh air, do homework and contribute something to society. The people who watch anime are not the problem, anime is. Anime is the root of all problems, cancer, war, Africa, and the Nazis. Since people watch anime on the TV so much, it uses electricity and is the reason why the oil reserves will run out soon. Anime causes cancer because it has been proven TV screens emit radiation and radiation causes cancer. Anime has caused war by inspiring the Nazis to side with the Japanese through their cartoons and establishing the Pacific Front in World War 2. African leaders in Africa are corrupted by anime influences and they cannot tend to their peoples needs and cannot feed them. Future generations will be ruined and destroyed by anime influence. Everyone thinks the downfall of humanity will be ourselves, but in reality it is anime. After the atomic radiation, the Japanese wanted to get their revenge on the world and created their ultimate weapon, anime.
The bible is not against womens rights:

https://docs.google.com... (To note: In my Google Document, my citations have correct numbering, but are out of order.)Citations:[1] http://www.merriam-webster.com...'s%20rights [2] https://www.nlm.nih.gov...[3] http://www.biblestudytools.com...[4] http://quod.lib.umich.edu... [5] http://www.cdc.gov... [6] http://www.merriam-webster.com...[7] http://biblehub.com...
The bible is not against womens rights:

Rule #1- Google documents are not a violation of conduct since you could just as easily start a google document as I can. Rule #2- Don't flake out/drop out of the debate because you're losing. Rule #3- Respond to my arguments, you can't make up facts/ not respond to my arguments as was the case with my last debate on this subject. Rule #4- This debate deals with the bible, referring to the Torah, not the Non-Testament and arguments including the Non-testament will not be refuted since everyone knows the Non-Testament is sexist. If you intend to prove that the Torah is sexist by bringing forth any form of proof other than actual Torah verses, this point will be counted as dropped. Rule #5- Women's rights will be defined as the unalienable right to life, liberty, and property. If my opponent brings an example of a women right being violated he/she must also prove that this right is protected for men, but not women, as equality will be a subject of this debate. Rule #6- We will have 3 days to respond to arguments, this does not include Shabbat, so If I post on Friday night, I have until Tuesday night to respond, which allows me or you to post a google document link 1 day before you intend to publish your argument. Rule #7- If my opponent violates any of these rules, the voters must vote against the offender in the category coinciding with the violation, if you vote for him/her in a category which he/she violate a rule in, your vote will be reported for violation of these rules.
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories is better then Kingdom Heart 358/2 days.

For the purposes of this debate I will be accepting the burden of clash which means that to win I must prove that Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories (Re:CoM)[1] is not better than Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (358/2 Days)[2]. I will need my opponent's arguments to form a proper rebuttal but in the meantime I will give some reasons that support my position. ~ Contention 1 Re:CoM is a remake of the game Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories [3] for the Gameboy Advanced. While 358/2 Days is an original title. The video game referenced in the title of this debate is in fact a near identical copy the Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (CoM) for the Gameboy Advanced in terms of content and gameplay. The only significant difference between the two are graphics and controls. I would contend that a person, if they wanted to play Re:CoM would be better off purchasing CoM for the Gameboy Advanced because it is cheaper and portable [4]. Re:CoM only retells the story that was told in CoM which is of how Sora tries to regain his memories whereas 358/2 Days is the story of Roxas and Organization XIII. Therefore 358/2 Days is superior because of original content. Contention 2 358/2 Days uses the Nintendo DS's local wireless capabilities to allow up to 4 players to simultaneously play in the same world using a myriad of characters [5] While in Re:CoM you only have the option of playing as Sora, and later on Riku, by yourself. In 358/2 Days you are able to play with up to four people using the following characters: *Roxas *Xion *Goofy *Donald *Riku *King Micky *Sora *Xemnas *Xigbar *Xaldin *Vexen *Lexaeus *Zexion *Saix *Axel *Demyx *Luxord *Marluxia *Larxene This variety allows people with various preferences for playing video games have a more enjoyable time when playing. Contention 3 Re:CoM uses a battle system that is both complicated to understand and when utilized makes it extremely easy to defeat enemies. To fight in Re:CoM you need to compile a deck of cards that vary in type, ie. magic cards, attack cards, and friend cards. These cards have values of 0-9 attached to them. The higher the number the less likely a card is to be broken, or canceled out. The thing is that enemies use this same system to fight. If an enemy and you use cards at the same time the higher valued card cancels out the lower one. If your deck has cards that are predominantly 6+ you will almost always break enemy monster cards causing you to rarely take damage outside of boss battles. If my opponent does not confirm my assessment of the battle system I will happily provide a source in round 2. This style of battling breaks from many other Kingdom Hearts titles whereas 358/2 Days keeps to the system that enemy attacks must be dodged or blocked which makes it more challenging to fight in 358/2 Days, which according to my opponent is a positive attribute. ~ I look forward to my opponent's argument and rebuttals. [1] . http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com... [2] . http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com... [3] . http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com... [4] . http://img59.imageshack.us... [5] . http://www.ndslite.org...
Distrusting people is the best option above all!

Having rethought this, I would say that my opponent has made good suggestions to which I have considered and will not take lightly. So, my opponent did as I requested in asking him to prove to me otherwise so that I may concede. Well, it seems that I have come to realize that he may in fact, be correct. So with further thoughts, I will take my leave with saying I concede to my resolution. Thank you Adam2 for your time and helping me see things better. Vote who you perceive should win!
Distrusting people is the best option above all!

I think, after rereading my opponents positions and rebutalls, I would say that yes, he is correct in most cases. I just want to question why he presumes that distrust and dishonesty would not in some way relate with one another and why caution cannot be of a quiet spirit? Pro, caution doesn't necessarily mean a cynical spirit. Caution just means you are alert for danger. Your instinct is the best thing to have.I may have to reconsider though, but I would like an explanation first. Thank you. Best wishes!
Distrusting people is the best option above all!

Thank you Con, for your last round. I think, after rereading my opponents positions and rebutalls, I would say that yes, he is correct in most cases. I just want to question why he presumes that distrust and dishonesty would not in some way relate with one another and why caution cannot be of a quiet spirit? I may have to reconsider though, but I would like an explanation first. Thank you. Best wishes!