Revenge porn should be criminalized.

Allow me to respond to my opponent's arguments while also bolstering mine. 1. Defamation This argument doesn't apply to my argumentation, and here is why. a. Civil suits are already being done. In a court of law their is civil and criminal. Defamation is civil and is already able to be prosecuted as such. b. Pro's and Con's I've shown how ineffective the criminal punishment of revenge porn is. No justice is achieved for the victim. The pornographic images are still out their and will always be out there. Deterrence is also not a pro. This is because the civil lawsuits and consequences would have already achieved this. It's illogical to believe that someone who starts the revenge porn trail would stop at possible jail time but would not stop at a possible HALF A MILLION dollar lawsuit and widespread public disapproval and shame. [1] These people are either very impulsive or just simply don't care. 2. Bodily Autonomy This is not a somatic right. I'm a huge advocate for all things under this category but you can't qualify this as a violation of bodily autonomy. Revenge porn isn't a violation of your sexual autonomy in legal standards. This is because this is not a physical act done to you. You have consented to giving or having naked pictures taken of you. Those pictures are not yours to dictate who gets to see. It is now property. Giving property to someone allows that person to do with it what they please. If I give someone my lawnmower to keep but tell them not to share with others, can I have him imprisoned? No I cannot because this is a legal issue of property, not of somatic rights. Somatic rights are a physical violation of your body's rights when they do not infringe on other's rights. This is why abortion is such a highly debated issue, is it a human being or is it not? Same with revenge porn: is it my body being violated or my TRUST I gave that person when I shared intimate pictures? It is definitely the trust being violated. This is, of course, not illegal. Pro did not explain why revenge porn is a violation to one's somatic rights, she just stated it was so. 3. Always malicious This is a misunderstanding on pro's part. It is defined that way so that actions may be classified as revenge porn not so anything that resembles revenge porn can be classified as a deliberate attack with malicious intent. Besides, malicious intent is nearly impossible to prove beyond a reasonable doubt in these cases. There are so many ways one could accidentally "leak" pictures online. I've seen so many different pictures of my family members just because we share the same iCloud account. She is also incorrect in stating that willfully malicious and harmful behavior is made illegal. That would classify literally any lie, no matter the scale, as willfully malicious and therefore criminally punishable by prison or jail time. Of course this is not the case in law today and should NOT be the case. Should every kid who teases another be sentenced to juvenile facilities? Should a sale at one business that is meant to undercut and harm another business be criminally prosecuted? Of course not. This argument doesn't stand to reason. So in summary, revenge porn should NOT be criminalized because: 1. Defamation of revenge porn is already civilly prosecuted. 2. Is not a violation of one's somatic rights but of one's trust, which isn't grounds for imprisonment. 3. Not all things malicious and harmful are grounds for imprisonment. With this definition just about the entire population would be eligible for prison sentences. ALSO 4. Unintended consequences of such broad brush definitions violates the freedom of speech, internet rights, and freedom of the press. I illustrated this in my first round. 5. It does not achieve anything. Imprisoning a murderer means there is less chance for murder; thief, less chance of property being stolen; revenge porn perpetrator, nothing. It accomplishes nothing. 6. Would not deter perpetrators because of the drastic punishments already in effect in civil court. There is no reason to vote Pro in this round. Vote Con! [1] http://www.wxyz.com...