azza1625/createdebate-arguments huggingface dataset:
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: No

How would you feel if they monitored you Daniel? Would you just sit idly by and let them? Would you do something about it?
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

Well if your a fricking terrorist of course you would want to do something about it but Daniel isn't a terrorist so what does she have to be scared of?
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I believe this question could go either way for me. People have rights and the government can't be digging their nose in peoples business. However, if the government believes and has proof that an individual or a group of individuals is planning something that is wrong then I think it is okay for the government to do something about it.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

The whole purpose of the monitoring is to maintin a safe enviroment. If you have nothing to hide, you will not be suspicious, therefore the goverment should have no reason to monitor you. I think it is a small price to pay to maintain safety.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: No

There is really no way to ensure safety. Would you like to be watched all the time? :)
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

The government has the right to do what they choose to when they are not obstructing the law. If it is a matter of national security, the government will do whatever necessary to ensure the country's well being. Those who are being monitored have done something that has caused them to be under suspicion. If you haven't done anything wrong there should be nothing to worry about.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I believe that the goverment should monitor suspicious individuals, not only to keep our citizens safe but also to find out what is really going on, why is that individual being suspicious. Our goverment has already done this in a couple occasions such as interfiring in phone calls. I believe they do all this to keep everybody safe and it really helps to find criminals. But they should have a stoping point they shoulnt think everybody is suspicious.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

Yes. If someone was known to be a killer or a thief you would want them to be far from you or if you couldn’t be far from them you would watch them at all times. Well wouldn’t it be great if the government was to supervise them at al times the same thing with suspicious people they should be supervised also so that good citizens don’t have to frustrate over trying to look at the suspicious people and there actions
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

Everyone has the same amount of rights, but if the government thinks that you are acting suspicious and they believe that you are involved with something that is illegal then they have the right to monitor you for the safety of others and the government.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I think the government should be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals because we as citizens need all the protection we can get. For example, what if someone is trying to bomb or attack the White House, because we now have a African American as a president so I think we need the government monitoring suspicious individuals.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

Every government has one main objective; to defend their community and citizens by any means. We should all be protected by the government even if there is someone suspicious roaming around doing suspicious things. Knowing that the government is secretly monitoring suspicious individuals is excellent because that means that the government is doing everything possible to protect us from possible enemies.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I would have to say yes if you have proof that would lead you to that one person than yes keep and eye on them but you shouldn't be able to if just a gut feeling. Privacy of people is important. So unless you have narrowed it down to that person he should not be monitored.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

Yes, I think if someone is being suspicious or if they have went to jail for something bad then they should be monitored by the government. Yeah we all have equal rights but if you're doing something illegal or harming other people then the government should know about it and they should act on what you're doing illegally. If the government monitored murderers and kidnappers then parents would feel more safe to let their kids go outside and play without worrying about their kid coming up missing.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

The government should be allowed to monitor dangerous people, and in our government they do. If you've ever seen NCIS or Law in Order you know that in some of the episodes they stake out or spy on people, stalk people and even dig through peoples trash to help out their investigation. I believe there is a certain amount of monitoring that should be allowed and so does the United States government and the 4th amendment clearly states that you have the right to make people get a warrant to search your house. The government is here to protect us and as long as we are being protected I have no problem with them secretly monitoring suspicious individuals.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I feel that they should if the person seems to threaten America and have proof before they do so. If they find nothing of any proof then still go through with it and they are still wrong, then they have to announce that they were wrong and make a public apology. I also feel that the government could use the “suspicious” acts to their advantage just to intrude on our constitutional rights so unless the have hard core proof the government should be put to shame by saying a public apology and how horribly wrong they were.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

The government should respect the individual privacy in their own home but if the individual is doing something suspicious outside of home they should monitored. I believe that being watched at home is very wrong because at home is where you are with your family, in your shower, on your bed and so on but when you’re outside and displaying suspicious actives you doing it for the whole world to watch.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I’d have to say they should. Those individuals have done something in order to be monitored in the first place, like getting in trouble with the law; house arrest, etc. There’s no question that it should be done. Though on the other hand, people have a right to own their own privacy; their own space to themselves. This country has already set a standard; a common way of life to live and to proceed by establishing the Constitution; the Bill of Rights, and so on. The government should be able to adhere and withstand to the original rules of old; build off from them constructively in order to continue a better America. Our rights should not be relinquished for anything, but if it’s for the greater good, to help out the next person from a sexual predator or a potential murderer, etc., then hey, the door’s open.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: No

slowly but surely we are giving away our rights. Its the "I dont care" attitude that is furthering this epidemic and its wrong. Stop laying down our freedoms and stand up for what our country has given us.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

Yes, why not? If you are not doing something wrong, then why should you be worrying about? now, if you are doing what you are not suppose to be doing, then this would be a problem for you. I think this is a good idea, because the government is protecting us from other suspicious individuals.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

If they secretly monitor you for being suspicious where does the whole sense of privacy kick in? How would you feel when you won’t be able to say a single thought in your own house? Unable to express your self in your home in your so called sanctuary is a scary thing. Being heard or watch whit out being aware of it. But then if you don’t know your being watched what would be the difference? You could live your life like it really hasn’t happened. That’s if you have nothing to hide.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

It honestly wouldnt be any different from what the government and legal system is doing right now. When the police decides to pull over an individual and randomly search their vehicles its because of probable cause which is just another way of saying resonable suspicion. If the government feels there is something an individual is doing that is a threat or can impact our community in a negative way they have probable cause to spy, monitor, or do what ever to set the issue straight. They don't just randomly pick a person and montior them, they do have reasons or causes to do so. Just like in banks any time a specific amount of money is added to an account, it is reported to the authorities, that is how most people whom steal money or randomly come across a large amount are caught if the money really isn't theirs. I mean if you have nothing to hide, then why would you have a problem with them monitoring you?
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I think the government has the right to monitor individuals because what if someone has done something really bad and people don't know. You never know that person may be a terrorist to our country and our country may be in dangerous.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I think that if the government was going to impose something of this nature than they would have to have very strict and defined guide lines as to who and who is not considered suspicious. If the government made an exact legal line that should not be crossed than I don't see any problem with people being monitored if they do something that blatantly crosses that line.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

We all have the right to our privacy, but when it comes to endangering other peoples rights which can happen in a number of ways, people should be conserned and get involved. So yes i think that suspicious individuals should be monitered only if they have an applicable warrant to say its allowed. But, it would be proper to interrogate the individual first then let them know what they are in for depending on the circumstance.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

American law enforcment isnt prepared to stop a well planned and thought out criminal act. 9/11 for example could not be stopped by police, but if suspcious activities had been caught and closely monitored we could have had a better chance of stopping the terrorist attack. Although, I do feel that people should be allowed to know what is considered "suspicious activuty".
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I'm pretty sure The government has caught a few bad people by keeping an eye on some suspicious individuals. Suspicious to me is someone who might have a bad background and whose name is being thrown around in some suspicious activity. I think that if you are being watched for whatever reason and you're not doing anything wrong, then you should not care. It's not like they have cameras in your restroom, unless you're an extremely suspicious, past terrorists, about to commit some big crime. I just think its for our protection and it should be allowed. You don't want someone invading your privacy but do you want someone planning to kill 20 people have a lot of privacy to plan the perfect murder?
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

The government is supposed to protect people from outside intrusion, and maintain order in it's country. If one job fails the other will too. So in order to maintain an anti-hostile enviromnent, the government should secretly monitor suspicious individuals to preserve harmony and tranquility. However if our government were to ignore observing these people, so many negative things could happen to our country's security.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

i think for me this is a difficult subject, but i would have to say yes, but there would have to be sertain rules for it. For example if your a completly innocent person and they start reading you emails or listening to your calles that shouldnt be allowed. Only if they have proof that you are in any way suspiciouse.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

Tell you the truth. . . YES! I think everyone that looks "to" suspicious should have a full servalance on them to see what the bizz is all about at appropriete times you know? And don't be a stereo type about it! Just by the color of there skin, that dont mean they're going to committ a crime. You just have to watch out for who you know, and how they act.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I think the government should be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals. It is just for the safety of others and who knows these suspicious individuals could be planning to kill someone, they can prevent that. Also, what is there to hide? You shouldn't be worried about the government watching you if you didn't do anything wrong.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

The government should be able to monitor supicious individuals. I think you should have privacy but not when you give up that right and start doing things that attract bad attention to yourself. People may feel like the government is wrong but if someone is plotting that could cause harm you would want them to be caught before it happens.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I agree that suspicious individuals should be secretly monitoredbecause there is a reason why they believe that person is suspicious and it should be monitored, that is the only way they will find out if that person is guilty of something or has been braking the laws , and I also think is for everyones safety.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

The role of the government is to serve nad protect its people, and if the government feels that any suspicious activity is happening, it has the right to monitor that activity and try to prevent it. When you turn on the news, you see so much evil happening. You hear about war in the middle east, and terror in the world, and you know that the ony thing keeping you safe is the government and the men and women fight out their for us. So if the government thinks that their is some illigam activity is happening on american soil, then they have the right to stop it.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

If you do something that wrong or makes majority of the people feel like you need to get watched then i think you should. They should be happy that their not gettin takin to jail or anything worse than that. So if thet have a problem with being watched then they nrred to jus go to jail.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

Yes, because crime comes and goes in different matters as far as a human being. Government should investigate on certain individuals who is acting and/or looking suspicous. Not invade there privacy because they also have rights like every other citizen in this world, but a nice minor inspection on the person wouldn't hurt. If it's a everyday deed that the weird and unusal activity continues, then it's possible to be something wrong. Government don't pay attention to you too much if you don't do nothing wrong. Just a check up.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I myself think the government should be able to, because it they have received information or such thing to have them believe this person is doin somethin such as: planing to kill someone, cause someone hurt or some kind off wrong doing then that gives them reason to monitor that person.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

You might ask:"Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?" My answer is yes. As citizens of the United States, our Government has a commitment to our Rights. We, the People of the U. S. have a Right to have a safe home from harmful Outside Powers that want nothing more than to harm us. If someone is seen doing something suspicious, then we need to know what it is to be sure the individual is not planning or involved in harmful activities. At this point of time, our safety is going to need help. The reason is because there are events going on everyday that seems to go in an never-ending cycle with severe consequences.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

Yes, the government should be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals. If an individual is suspicious then that person is up to no good and I think they should be stop before it gets out of hand and uncontrollable. For example, like in prison when prisoners are on the yard and you see everybody start gathering up in big crowds and in numbers then you know something is about to happen like a riot, so you would want to stop it before it gets out of control or if somebody walks into Home Depot and buys all of the equipment and pieces to make a home-made bomb then you know something is not right and you would want to stop it before somebody gets hurt. So I think certain people who act and look suspicious should get monitored.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I believe that if a person looks suspicious and isn't doing anything wrong then why shouldn't the government be able to monitor the individual, if there not hiding anything then what do they have to be afraid of. If we did not monitor the suspicious girls walking the streets at 3 O'clock in the morning, we would not be able to lock up hookers for there wrong doing. Airport security are racists for good reasons they see a guy who looks like a bomb threat there going to monitor and continue to interrogate this individual because yes there racists and thats how they save lives.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

the govertment should secretly monitor suspicious individuals becasue is the only way of people being secure, some suspicious individual might act as normal person in front of the people but might be thinking in doing dome thing bad and that is why i believe secretky is better.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

i think the government should watch people that are suspicious because the same thing might happen were terrorists come into the country and try to hijack a plane or try an bomb something again. but its wrong to watch everybody because thats an invasion of privacy and people do have rights and if the people are not doing anything wrong then thats wrong.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

The police alone are not prepared to stop a well planned and thought out criminal act. For example, 9/11 may have been planned months even years ahead of time, but when the time came it was too late to stop the terrorist attack. I still think people should have their freedom and privacy, so letting people be aware of what is considered "suspicious activity" would let them know if their being watched.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I think that if they have a good reason to secretly monitor someone then it's ok because what if someone is planing something bad against our country. If they have him/her secretly monitored they can prevent him/her from putting all of us in danger. So yes they should be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals but only if they have enough proof against them.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I think if the government has a reasonable amount of proof or foretelling information then they should be able to monitor a suspicious individual. It is the government's duty to protect the people of the country and to keep harm out of our way, and even if the case is a false alarm it's better safe than sorry. I would rather have someone listen to my phone calls or watch where I visit rather than be blown up because the government doesn't care enough to keep an eye out.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

I think that the government has the right to watch suspicious individuals so that they can make sure the rest of us are safe. There is no reason to not want them to watch you unless you have done something that you don't want no one to know about. I think that the government is there to protect us and not to hurt us. I think that they should have a good reason to watch the individual, and not just because they do one thing wrong.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

It wouldn’t matter to me because if the suspicious wants to do something he is going to do it, it’s going to happen, if that is what he is looking forward to. But it would be nice if they monitor everyone and not just suspicious people out there, just for everyone safety. I personally think that they should enforce the laws more towards everyone such as have restrictions everywhere you go because you never know what’s going to happen, always expect the unexpected.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

We all have equal freedoms, though some people cannot be trusted plain and simple. i think if you're suspicious enough to attract government attention, and if they are willing to spend time and money on them to monitor their actions, i say, let them have at it. With good reason of course, simply monitoring someone because they can without any real cause is just wrong, i say they'd have to be pretty convinced with evidence that they could be, in some way, harmful to our country.
Debate: Should the government be able to secretly monitor suspicious individuals?
Side: yes

Of course the government should secretly monitor suspicious individuals.For our own safety and our country's safety.For example, 9-11 was a horrible attack on are land.Also, plenty of others attacks were planned; but were eventually stop because of secretly monitoring suspicious individuals.