Resolved: In the United States, misdemeanor jail time ought to be replaced with significant rehabi

I negate the resolution that states: In the United States, misdemeanor jail time ought to be replaced with significant rehabilitation. Definitions: Ought:Used to express duty or moral obligation. Rehabilitation: To reestablish the good reputation of a person. Significant: Having or expressing a meaning; indicative, suggestive. Resolutional Analysis: 1 Look to the resolution. Nowhere does it state that we jail and rehabilitation will exist together in equal punishment. It will be the affirmatives burden to a. prove that we these punishments are legitimate and that if instituted together, isn't considered "2" punishments. 2 Rehabilitation doesn't always work. 3 You do the crime you do the time. Value: Societal welfare: a.Societal welfare is given to the negative due to the prompt fact of continuing normality of the governmental system as well has providing a guarantee form of justice. b. Our current system show no flaws, thus as of now the status quo is fully protected by the obligation that the government has to it's citizens. Criterion: Justice Def. The moral principle determining just conduct. Reason proceed as to why justice is paramount. a.– Justice ought to be served to the greater good. In the United States the status quo claims that jail time is moral principle of conduct when serving under the punishment of crimes including misdemeanors. b.- Justice isn't served on the affirmative because the perpetrator of the misdemeanor "gets away with the crime" c.It is, as of now, that the United States perpetrates in a fair manner, if we negate the resolution we obtain justice BUT also for the status quo norm to occur. Contention I: "they try to make me go to rehab but I say no no no!" [Rehab doesn't always work] [[in reference to misdemeanors "Balance of Power" By: Paul, Wirtz, and Fortmann]] The USA has a higher percentage of its citizens behind bars than any other nation in that our crime rate is higher than that of any other advanced nation. The majority of persons released from prison in the US - estimates run as high as 70% - are convicted of new misdemeanors within five years though the attempt of rehabilitation. Truth be told that 70% of criminals via no jail time and straight up rehabilitation is UNSUCCESSFUL. - - The affirmative advocates, regardless of what my opponent says, that the resolution replaces jail time with pure rehab. Contention II: We ought not replace jail time with rehab. The obligation that we have to our citizens is to insure and maintain the best from of justice and uphold societal welfare. This is done with the negative because we allow for the normal status quo to exist and not alter it to just rehabilitation. Rebuttal: Obv: [Group 1-3] 1-The AFF cannot claim flawed resolution, the way it is written is the way it ought to be debated, interpretation can vary but under no circumstances can we claim a flawed resolution. 2-The AFF advocates two different things in his obv and contention II [noted more in argumentation against Cont. II. 3-The status quo contends jail time as a norm. Value: 1-We aren't protecting S.W. a.We allow for an unsuccessful tactic to be passed and thus hurts S.W to a greater degree 2-The purpose of punishment consists of retribution but not in the from of rehab. Jail time is a successful aspect that the status quo works off and achieves the greater S.W Criterion: 1-Rehab [cross apply contention I NEG] doesn't' work. 2-Effectiveness is crucial when measuring who upholds S.W best. 3-Burden upon state increases. Contention I: 1-it should be noted that the aff doesn't provide zero warrants in his numbers in comparison to the jail time success rate. 2-The jail success rate provides outstanding numbers. 3-There isn't a way to teach people morals [i.e. not stealing] through rehab. They ought to sit in a cell and think about what they have done. Rehab achieves nothing. Contention II: 1- The negative advocates: the allowance for both jail time and rehabilitation, whereas negating does not give you this option.