Arguments: 1. There is an observable contagion effect , as the media serves to spread the virus of violence .
2. Studies have shown that the greater the level of media coverage , the shorter the lag time between initial crime and emulations of them .
3. The media has been consistently demonstrated through empirical evidence to aid in the exacerbation of premeditated violence .
4. In the case of terrorism , there is a demonstrable clustering effect .
5. The media not reporting on violent crimes means eliminating the problem of emulation , and stops feeding killers pathologies .
6. An example of this is the Unabomber , who ramped up his parcel-bombing campaign as a result of the media attention given to Timothy McVeighs mass murder in Oklahoma City .
7. Revisiting the Contagion Hypothesis : Terrorism , News Coverage , and Copycat Attacks .
8. Nacos , Brigitte .
9. 2009 .
10. The 1970s embassy takeovers in Middle East , for example , show how media coverage can encourage terrorists to emulate past actions that gained attention in the past .

Debate: This House would restrict media reporting on violent crimes


Arguments: 1. 64 No. 1 , Winter 2001 , 3-11 .
2. Even though tribunals such as the ones for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda may have worked , they were `` necessarily limited in scope '' and can not be applied on a large scale , which is what is needed .
3. Additionally , those tribunals were relatively ineffective , as they took two years to set up , and relying on establishing new tribunals every single time wastes precious time .
4. The ICC is uniquely beneficial because of its intention to be a permanent force that will always hold people accountable , instead of slowly reacting to crimes after-the-fact .
5. It is intended to be universal and apply to every situation without mandating the creation of a new tribunal every time something happens , and may be even more effective than tribunals at responding to crimes .
6. `` The International Criminal Court : Current Issues and Perspectives . ''
7. Law and Contemporary Problems , Vol .
8. Doing so would also let smaller but still serious crimes slip under the radar , as they would not warrant the creation of a new tribunal , but may still count as a crime against humanity .
9. Kirsch , Philippe .

Debate: This House Believes the International Criminal Court is a force for good.


Arguments: 1. This is not going to eradicate excessive sugar-intake , however a study by Dr. Brian Elbel , an assistant professor of population health and health policy at NYU Langone School of Medicine in New York City , determined that 62 % of drinks bought at restaurants were over the size limit and the result would be that the average consumer would take in 63 fewer calories per trip to a fast-food restaurant .
2. The customers would simply have to be served multiple containers .
3. As Mayor Bloomberg has argued , the ban will have an effect because it follows the principle that if some people have smaller portions given to them , they will consequently drink less .
4. But the results , or rather lack of them , show that education and access are not enough .
5. In fact he emphasizes that this ban wouldnt come close to restricting personal freedoms because people would still be free to order however much soda they would like .
6. The Mayor doesnt hope to prevent all people from drinking soda .
7. The Bronx has the largest percentage of overweight adults , a staggering 70 percent ; the other four boroughs also have seen increases in the past decade .
8. Although rising obesity levels in the city have been a major issue in New York City recently , any measures already enacted have failed to curb the growing numbers of obese New Yorkers .
9. The New York City Department of Health has enacted several programs promoting healthier living such as health fares in low-income areas and the Adopt A Bodega initiative , through which local bodegas or small delis and groceries agree to sell produce from family-owned , local farms , providing healthier foods to New Yorkers for reasonable prices .
10. Sixty-two percent of Staten Island adults are overweight ; followed by Brooklyn , at 60 percent ; Queens , at 57 percent ; and Manhattan , at 47 percent , according to city health data .

Debate:
THBT New York City has the right to regulate the size of sodas bought on the market.