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Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: yes

The problem is that drinking and smoking being a bad thing has really only come with media's stigma. If you are told something is bad over and over often you want to know why and you want to experience why rather than listen to others. It is the same with people who have been smoking for years and see an ad about lung cancer, they will be a little on edge but eventually go back to smoking. Changing an age range/ taking a more active role in a child's life, to remain on topic in case of smoking and drinking, often that stigma is removed and they will come to their own conclusion. It also comes down to how parents raise their children. Personally I have no problem with the age limit being where it is in America, it does not affect me to be honest, though I do not foresee a complete societal meltdown from lowering it.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

The problem is that drinking and smoking being a bad thing has really only come with media's stigma.Well, men back in the days used sell their house for a little bit of alcohol.Some children back in the days worked, because their father drank all his salery away. Some children went hungry, because .. the father sometimes sold all their food to get some alcohol.That alcohol is bad is not because of media. It's because it has been destroying families for ages and even killed and raped.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

NO!!!!! thats so stupid! if they lower the age, it will result in VERY VERY VERY BAD THINGS! god so many people die from smoking and drinking, to lower it would be like giving a dog chocolate. swimming through tar. moving in quicksand. not having a parachute while sky diving. 2012. COMBINED!
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: yes

If a person below 21 has their sights set up drinking or smoking, then nothing in this world would stop them. Most of them will get alcohol or smokes before they reach 21 anyway.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

Yeah, and lower the age limit would do the trick to get fewer people to smoke and drink? you're being redicolous by saying, that they drink anyway.If people under 21 drink or smoke 'anyway', then their breaking the law, and the government should do something about that instead of lowering the age limit.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: yes

If you read my other comment on the other side, you would have seen I said to lower it to 18, no lower. Trust me, I knew alot of people 16 and above that smoke and drinked. The goverment can't really do anything about it. Sadly, we can send our troops to die, but they can't have a beer.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

That is the most crappy argument ever..People say this shit all the time.The government should not send 16 nor 18 nor 89 year old away to die, why don't you do something about that, instead of using all power to lower some stupid age?You're just proving my point by coming with this argument.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: yes

Whoa, don't get your undies in a wad. How did I prove your point? I never said a thing that supported your comment. You need some glasses or something.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

You might see how you proved my point, if YOU got some glasses :)
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: yes

Now we are arguing who needs glasses. You don't need em after all. You are blind.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

What is it that I don't see?......................................
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: yes

Ah, proves my point........................................................................ :)
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

Your point is what? :) ........................................................ <3
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

there is no point. he has no point. so, therefore you win this argument.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: yes

Winning?! is this all about winning?whatever.. I just don't like people calling me blind, when they're closing their own eyes when I am trying to show my point.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: yes

You have a vivid imagination... 50 characters >:( grrrrrrrrrrr
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

no, of course not. they are bad for your health and if younger ones take them, it wil effect them more because they're not as strong, and if hey start at younger age, the more tey will take them. is that wat the world wants? for everyone to be alchoholics and smokers? i don't think so. also, the more we have people smoking, the more people in this world will get affected. did you know by just smelling the cigarette, it is 80% of actually smoking it? this means that when you smoke, not just are you affecting yourself but others too. also, if you drink all the time, it'll be a bad influence. when you drink, it makes you want more and what if you drink drive? not just are you against the law, but has a high posibility that you'll hurt innocent people.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

No the smoking and drinking ages need to be raised if anything. I strongly believe that smoking and drinking ages are too low. The people in this country need to get their act together and raise the smoking and drinking ages. Smoking and drinking are two really bad habits that need to be stopped.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: yes

How will raising the age limits stop their consumption ?
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

There are a lot of people that follow laws, and it will reduce a few.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: yes

It will also increase the black market trade which tends to be violent and financially support violent groups which sex traffic, sell harder drugs, etc.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

What good would making people unhealthy from an earlier age actually do?
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

If you say you are mature enough, then do it, you obviously aren't. I support legalizing drinking with your parents, but not harmful things like smoking. Maturity is not ruining your body.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

No I strongly believe that the smoking and drinking ages are too low as it is. The smoking and drinking ages need to be raised if anything.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

I noticed that lots of people think it should be lowered for purposes of freedom.Um... freedom is worth nothing if it's just the freedom to damage yourself.There is no reason to let younger and younger people have the rights to damage themselves. Does anyone else see the flaw in logic here?There is no reason to have a freedom if that freedom doesn't contribute to bettering yourself. I think some of you need to learn the difference between being oppressed and being protected.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

i think strongly about this topic i come from a long line of drinkers and smokers and it has messed up my family life my dad was going to the Olympics and he was in great Britain to practice and he got drunk and fell of a building and broke his spine and was in the hospital for his training time and spent to much money to train didn't get the training and then went back home broke and my mom made a nuff money to live and he got a job and i think everything happens for a reason and i think that happened to right this to try to lower the drinking and smoking age because it can affect allot of people and have and if i could i would stop the production of smoking and drinking i want the world to progress to become smarter and evolve
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

America, this place is all about choice, and the freedom to do as one desires. Yes, it is, but so many people are unaware that they are not completely matured until your early twenties. the average is from 20-24. It is vital to maintain the substance let out into your people, so i think the limits and understanding of the these limits would justify why these things are the way they are.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

no, bc/ most people who ARE over the limit are not responsable enough so wht makes ppl think 20 and under are
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

but i dont care about smoking, if people want to its ok its not hurting anyone but them
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

Smoking and drinking are large problems in our society. 80% of people, for example, who have lung cancer smoke. That isn't a good statistic at all - it shows smoking is a very bad thing. None of these are good for your health.To make people who are younger than the drinking and smoking age vulnerable to these things is preposterous! I think, if anything, the age should be made higher - but that is something else.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

The age should be 21. People below that age are not mature enough.
Debate: Should the age for smoking and drinking be lowered down?
Side: NO

There should be one age at which society considers people "adult" and that should be the trigger for the list of adult privileges and responsibilities, such as drinking, voting, getting drafted into the military, smoking, etc.But instead of dragging everything down to 18 or younger I'd favor pegging everything at 21. Heck, people are still pretty stupid and wreckless the moment they get out of high school - let's defer everything except driving to then. And the only reason driving is exempt is because transportation is a legitimate societal need long before the other topics.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

Yes, for being in charge of 15 amp fuse wire hair, wide fanned nostrils and big fat rubber lips.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

yes i think it should because, if they put someone in jail for murder and the release then soon after they could just do the same again. that why they should
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

What if they receive a life sentence instead? This means they would live the rest of their life in jail, not enjoying life. Isn't that punishment enough? This would prevent them from being released to commit the crime again, and still giving them the punishment of life in jail.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

yes i agree it should be life in prison they cant get out if killing is what they did why would you kill for killing? if you kill doesn't that make you a murder too?
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

your just wrong for thinking killing is right you not right you have no mercy thats very wrong we all know that it is wrong
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

They could kill the people that are about to get out so they don'tcause they are mad that they get to live
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

People that commit severe crimes are normally not allowed to be around other inmates. This means that they can not harm anyone in the jail, or themselves.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

While I see your point, many murderers are given life sentences yet somehow got released later on and began killing people again...check this out for reference: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2421724/Revealed-The-murderers-given-life-jail-freed-kill-again.html
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

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Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

Ehem, excuse me for tresspassing. Guess we have failed to rehabilitate the inmate, shall we use violence now?
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

News flash. People escape from prison. It's happened before, and it will happen again. Also, the majority of violent crime is the result of repeat offenders. How would feel if someone was released from prison, then killed someone you loved? Bet you'd be singing a different tune then.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

the death penalty inherently violates the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment and the guarantees of due process of law and of equal protection under the law.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

its that you people think that killing is right cause its not it help nothing and it causes pain
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

But these people that committed a crime caused pain. Wouldn't it be fair for them to receive punishment that fits their crime? Otherwise, we are paying millions of dollars every year to pay for people in jail to have food, water, clothing, television, and other things that they do not deserve if they have committed a horrible crime, such as murder.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

ya people who do bad crimes should die and why are we wasting money on these criminals
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

Exactly, how would the victims' families feel about the murderer of their loved ones walking about alive and being fed with their own money? It is just so unfair! I know people say that two wrongs don't make a right, but still...I believe that they are let off too lightly with just prison time
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

you would be OK if someone killed you and your family is sad but they can still see them
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

It wouldn't be ok for someone who is a murder was set free, and has not learn nothing. Yes killing can cause pain and sadness, but stopping it can end your problems
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

Yes!Like the bombing in Boston was a serious crime and Dzhokar Tsarnaev had to pay the time and was sent to a death penalty,because he bombed the Boston Marathon
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

I THINK THAT DEATH PENALTY IS FAIR FOR PEOPLE THAT COMMENDED KILLING PEOPLE
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

Even though i do agree with you, there are other crimes to get death penalty other than murder.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

no it would make every thing worst for there family if you died for something bad butt could still live don't need to died one killed you for something
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

death pen·al·tythe punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime.Every year, 1,000,000 and more people die a year because of crimes, and most people don't get the justice they deserve. only 20 people just last year got death penalty. The things that are wanted for death penalty are espionage, treason, and death resulting from aircraft hijacking. However, they mostly consist of various forms of murder such as murder committed during a drug-related drive-by shooting, murder during a kidnapping, murder for hire, and genocide. I believe the government should not let most criminals get away with these crimes, and instead use the death penalty for them. If the people got out of jail who commits these crimes, they might do it again.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

death penalty in the USA is a legal penalty and you pay 1.26 million for the person that is going to get a death penalty and case with out death penalty cost 740,000.maintaining each of death row prisoner taxpayers more than 90,000 per year. so yes if you want to take someone down
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

We should'nt take someone down and your money argument should'nt be the base of their opinion about killing an inmate.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

people who do these crimes it can end someones life and they need that punishment for doing these crimes
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

i agree, the murders need a punishment for killing people
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

yeah life in jail if they are in jail for the rest of their life they would die from really old age
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

What's the use of life imprisonment when inmate does'nt learn anything at his punishment?
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

yes because they did some thing really bad for them to deserve the death penalty also used for specific crime such as murder/ murder means when you kill another person by another
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

Yes i think we should have to death penalty cause if one of the criminal gets out of jail they could murder someone again and families have been haunted cause of that
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

one way or another they are going to die in jail if they have life in prison
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

I always get a laugh at the Left wing phonies who have crocodile tears for mass murderers on death row, while they support No Restriction abortions for ALL innocent babies up to birth.You can not make this stuff up! How can Liberals live in such hypocritical denial of what they support?
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

I think so. I support the humane version of the death penalty for certain crimes, especially if the victim is a child.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

Hey ally, I understand that you care for the children but let me dispute you that there's no humane version of death penalty, killing can only be 'less' or 'more' cruel yet it is always cruel. There's nothing humane when we let an imperfect person cries out without having mercy, there's nothing humane with a killer who can't forgive and shout nothing but vengeance. There's nothing humane with that.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

The death penalty cn be human............................................................................
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

I understand that you think victim need justice but do you also think killing gives justice? Repaying a crime using violence won't solve the problem rightly and also killing will never be humane. The intention of death penalty is humane but not the procedure.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

If not for any medical conditions and if not as an act of self defense, Any crime that directly or indirectly kills people should be given the punishment of death penalty imo..
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

Why would you rather choose punishment rather than solving the problem? this two are different. You cannot produce any good result on punishment
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

Why would you rather choose punishment rather than solving the problem? this two are different. You cannot produce any good result on punishmentIt's from a perspective of morality, that I'm talking about. Punishment, as death penalty in this case, is a very certain solution to the problem of "specific crimes" as mentioned.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

Nah, just like spanking kids, kids won't learn anything from it , they will only fear their parents but learn no morality. you see, even imprisonment won't teach inmates lesson, they will only fear the policemen but will not change from what they've done.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

Nah, just like spanking kids, kids won't learn anything from it , they will only fear their parents but learn no morality. you see, even imprisonment won't teach inmates lesson, they will only fear the policemen but will not change from what they've done.The ones who committed "specific crimes "(I made it clear of what I'm referring to in the first argument, read it, looks like you haven't) as that I've mentioned wouldn't be alive to fear or commit further crimes. Note we are talking about criminals and not potential criminals here. There is no way to teach morality, it's formed by the social environment around you.
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Against Death Penalty

dang mate, we don't understand each other. what, teaching is the way to be the environment of the criminals men. and bro, if we can't teach morality, why can we teach lesson to a f*cking stubborn kids. look man if you did a mistake, would you like to be killed for it? dang men answer this honestly
Debate: Should the death penalty be used as punishment for specific crimes?
Side: Pro Death Penalty

Look man, you're looking at the issue from an emotional stance. You're putting yourself in the shoes of either the criminal or a victim and then coming to a conclusion of "what you'd probably like/what anyone would probably like." The thing is, it's either fear or compassion driving you to make that statement that if maybe you do end up in a situation like that, what would you like. See beyond emotions.To answer your question, do I like it? no. Is it fair? yes.Death penalty for all crimes? hell no.Death penalty for crimes that have taken lives? yes.