Should the Olympics be moved out of Russia? (Open version)

Contention 1(a): Honour. Allow me to consent my argument. My opponent's counter was strong and I will consent it. However, I would still like to make one point about honour. I could make a case about the rather unique* conditions of the 1936 Olympics which we overlooked, but cannot afford to do so again. *unique until Sochi Contention 1(b): Human rights. I apologise to my opponent for misinterpreting his argument. I will re-work my counter. Human rights violations may be a common problem, but more so in Russia[1] when you compare the statistics to the USA[2], U. K. [3], and other first world countries. This is to such an extent that we should seriously consider removing our athletes from the games. They are widespread, uncontrolled , ignored (in some cases), or otherwise. This is on a large scale and my opponent appears to compare this to other, one off cases, that occasionally are accused of a country. They are very different situations - and one should not conclude that because some of these one off cases are reported, Russia ranks with all the others. It doesn't. Contention 2: Safety. Ah, I did indeed. I apologise. On concern, I will consent that Russia has strong concerns for athletes, however, the article you linked only involved external threats, as it were. Terrorists, thieves etc. .. That (as far as I can tell) are attempting to break and enter, or blow something up. I was attempting to demonstrate someone who has nothing on them - no threat to security or the stadiums themselves. People and safety in numbers could trigger a riot, a protest (from either side), or something else. These situations could appear to be rare or unlikely, but many, many people "hate" homosexuality[4]. This makes the odds, much higher. I'm not saying that it's guaranteed; that would be both argument from majority and argument from probability, but likely. Very likely. Contention 4: The law's phrasing. I disagree with my opponent's refute in such a way that my point stands; but I will consent that "propaganda" is defined. Allow me to elaborate. While, as you stated, propaganda is defined as: "understood activities on purposeful and uncontrolled dissemination of information in a publicly accessible way that can be harmful to the health, moral and spiritual development of minors. " But this definition isn't defined. For example, what is "understood activities"? Two gay people holding hands? One could argue yes. This, clearly, opens the world of extreme bias towards individuals by police officers, public members. I believe both our points stand! Yes, propaganda is defined and yes, the law is too open ended. Opponent's Contention 1: Fairness towards athletes. I will consent my opponent's point about the condition of previous Winter Olympic hosts' stadiums, but allow me to refine it. I fail to see a situation where we cannot allow another year for the Olympics - delay it. Why not? As made in round three, Olympic venues are decided six years in advance[5], so construction/modification of the 2018 Winter Olympics should be underway. There is no reason why we couldn't delay the Winter Olympics for another year and move it. To, it would go: 2010 2015 2018 2022 2026 etc. .. A slight modification to a)Give the athletes their "glorious" stadium(s). b)Punish Russia c)Allow the athletes their chance. That concludes my arguments and refutes; I await my opponent's response! Sources: [1]. http://en.wikipedia.org... [2]. http://en.wikipedia.org... [3]. http://en.wikipedia.org... [4]. http://www.nytimes.com... [5]. http://wiki.answers.com...