HomeUploadUpload DirectHotlinkRandomAbouttheme toggle
Expand

Should We Abolish the Sex Offender Registry? A Debate.

Views:729
@ReasonVids

On February 12, 2018, Emily Horowitz debated Marci Hamilton over whether we should abolish the registry for convicted sex offenders. Horowitz is chair of the sociology and criminal justice department at St. Francis College, and Hamilton authored Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/reasontv

Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reason.Magazine/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reason
Subscribe to our podcast at iTunes: https://goo.gl/az3a7a

Reason is the planet's leading source of news, politics, and culture from a libertarian perspective. Go to reason.com for a point of view you won't get from legacy media and old left-right opinion magazines.


The debate took place at the Soho Forum, which runs Oxford-style debates in which the audience votes on the resolution at the beginning and end of the event. The side that gains more ground is victorious. ​In this case, Horowitz—who argued for abolition—won overwhelmingly by convincing 33 percent of the audience to switch over to her side.

The Soho Forum, which is sponsored by the Reason Foundation, has a twofold mission: to provide an arena for intellectual adversaries to talk in paragraphs as opposed to 140 characters, and "to enhance social and professional ties within New York City's libertarian community." It's held at the Subculture Theater at 45 Bleecker Street in Manhattan, and after the debate wraps there's always free food and a cash bar. Doors open at 5:45, and the event convenes at 6:30—at which point the party has already begun.

Shot and edited by Micah Garen.

libertarian
,
reason magazine
,
reason.com
,
reason.tv
,
reasontv
,
soho forum
,
incarceration
,
civil liberties
,
criminal justice
,
reform
    Thumbnail for Stossel: The Stosscars!5:53
    Stossel: The Stosscars!
    ReasonVids
    802 views
    Thumbnail for Rammstein - Sonne (Latin Ecclesiastical Vocal Bardcore) | VAERKO4:36
    Rammstein - Sonne (Latin Ecclesiastical Vocal Bardcore) | VAERKO
    invidious
    380 views
    Thumbnail for What do libertarians think about gay marriage?2:07
    What do libertarians think about gay marriage?
    ReasonVids
    946 views
    Thumbnail for The Marijuana Policy Tipping Point: A conversation with author Christopher Fichtner, M.D.9:44
    The Marijuana Policy Tipping Point: A conversation with author Christopher Fichtner, M.D.
    ReasonVids
    954 views
    Thumbnail for 6 million lies (song)4:18
    6 million lies (song)
    AOUisgay
    454 views
    Thumbnail for "Let's test the mood"0:24
    "Let's test the mood"
    AOUisgay
    502 views
    Thumbnail for Gas Kikes (The Strokes: Last Nite)3:15
    Gas Kikes (The Strokes: Last Nite)
    judenhass
    470 views
    Thumbnail for UCLA Professor Abigail Saguy on What's Wrong with Fat?7:08
    UCLA Professor Abigail Saguy on What's Wrong with Fat?
    ReasonVids
    918 views
    Thumbnail for FDA vs. Modern Medicine: Q&A w/ Peter Huber9:49
    FDA vs. Modern Medicine: Q&A w/ Peter Huber
    ReasonVids
    890 views
    Thumbnail for The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks14:45
    The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks
    ReasonVids
    924 views
    Thumbnail for 3 Reasons YouTube Shouldn't Censor Downfall Parodies2:50
    3 Reasons YouTube Shouldn't Censor Downfall Parodies
    ReasonVids
    894 views
    Thumbnail for Just a vid of 1920s Russia showing jewish boshevik revolutionaries using yiddish posters to signal their allegiance.0:28
    Just a vid of 1920s Russia showing jewish boshevik revolutionaries using yiddish posters to signal their allegiance.
    bestofupgoat
    379 views
    Thumbnail for Stossel: $2 Million Bathroom4:43
    Stossel: $2 Million Bathroom
    ReasonVids
    843 views
    Thumbnail for Obama's State of the Union: Still Unfocused on Jobs0:50
    Obama's State of the Union: Still Unfocused on Jobs
    ReasonVids
    886 views
    Thumbnail for Is Minecraft 1.19 A Disappointment? What Went Wrong With The Wild Update?8:41
    Is Minecraft 1.19 A Disappointment? What Went Wrong With The Wild Update?
    ReasonVids
    958 views
    Thumbnail for Pranks Destroy Scam Callers- GlitterBomb Payback | Mark Rober26:41
    Pranks Destroy Scam Callers- GlitterBomb Payback | Mark Rober
    invidious
    274 views
    Thumbnail for This is the level of confidence I dream off 😅 #jonathanjoly #daughter #shorts | Jonathan Joly0:14
    This is the level of confidence I dream off 😅 #jonathanjoly #daughter #shorts | Jonathan Joly
    invidious
    276 views
    Thumbnail for Learn the ABCs: "L" is for Lion and Ladybug | Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes1:48
    Learn the ABCs: "L" is for Lion and Ladybug | Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes
    invidious
    19 views
    Thumbnail for Lanny Friedlander: The Eccentric Genius Who Created Reason Magazine8:31
    Lanny Friedlander: The Eccentric Genius Who Created Reason Magazine
    ReasonVids
    914 views
    Thumbnail for Some paws are better than others8:23
    Some paws are better than others
    bestofupgoat
    448 views
    Thumbnail for School Choice Victory: Indiana Court Rejects Challenge to Scholarship Program3:30
    School Choice Victory: Indiana Court Rejects Challenge to Scholarship Program
    IJvids
    871 views
    Thumbnail for The TSA's 12 Banned Items of Christmas3:52
    The TSA's 12 Banned Items of Christmas
    ReasonVids
    871 views
    Thumbnail for Wypipo don't spicy dirt dey food4:48
    Wypipo don't spicy dirt dey food
    AOUisgay
    508 views
    Thumbnail for What role do you see for the Libertarian Party?3:05
    What role do you see for the Libertarian Party?
    ReasonVids
    958 views
    Thumbnail for 5 Phone Cases With SECRET Abilities! | Mrwhosetheboss0:59
    5 Phone Cases With SECRET Abilities! | Mrwhosetheboss
    invidious
    94 views

points

Permalink
Reply
libertarian
,
reason magazine
,
reason.com
,
reason.tv
,
reasontv
,
soho forum
,
incarceration
,
civil liberties
,
criminal justice
,
reform
TOS  •  Add Keywords  •  Donate  •   Analytics  •   DMCA  •   Puzzle