Prostitution should be legalized

I am going to go over his case and point out some flaws and then structure my case. His first point: It is a fact that prostitution is already happening in our country, contrary to the law. How is it going to be stopped? As long as there are consumers, the service to fit that desire will be provided. The United States was founded on rules and laws that keep citizens safe and secure in life. Laws are carefully thought out and engineered as need arises to provide, basically, safety and financial security. Once in place, they are enforced by various levels of government. This system works only if everyone adheres to the rules, and, for the most part, we do; however there are those who either forget or intentionally ignore the law for their own selfish gains. A simple example is the person who is speeding in their car. If, for any given situation, there is a "law" or "rule", stop and fully consider how NOT obeying the rule might negatively impact or hurt another person. What my opponent is arguing is his first point is that prostitution is everywhere and there is no way to stop it. That is a terrible way to look at the system. Just because everyone is cheating on a test, that makes it right? I am assuming your answer would be no. My opponents idea is to just give up on the law and just let it happen. As I said before these laws are designed to provide the maximum security to the citizens. In his second point he states: People who are compelled to become prostitutes against their wills are victims. And yet because the law treats them as criminals, we are unable to do anything to help their plight. I can see where my opponent is coming at with this argument, but at the same time, legalizing Prostitution will still not solve the problem. When the prohibition era ended in December 5, 1933, the rise of alcoholism grew for one simple reason. People felt no fear because the law was no longer holding them down. This applies to prostitution, if it is legalized, then the numbers will rise. With this being said, the younger generation could see prostitution as a career choice. Which would increase the amount child pornography, rapes, and it can't help with the STD's issue. Now I would ask that you think about this scenario in your head. A mother asks her sweet little girl what she wants to be when she grows up. Instead of the classic answer that you would expect a little girl o answer, such as a princess or fashion star, she responds by simply saying "A prostitute!" I don't know about you, but I believe that is morally wrong.When the law is taken out of the equation, everyone can see it as a potential career choice in life. Now moving on to his first contention: The intersection of the highly emotive issues of sex work and human trafficking generates a lot more heat than light. Some anti trafficking activists equate 'prostitution' with trafficking and vice versa, despite evidence to the contrary. In order to answer this contention I will look to my first contention and once again look to the law. When a pimp compels a prostitute to submit to sexual demands as a condition of employment, it is exploitation, sexual harassment, or rape -- acts that are based on the prostitute's compliance rather than her consent. My opponent is trying to draw a line between prostitutes that are victims and prostitutes that are not. If you look at the big picture, it will never be able to function like that. The acceptance of prostitution will open my doors to sexual crimes and larger cases of rape or harassment to all age groups. Now to his last contention: I do acknowledge that this is a major issue in the field of prostitution in general and I will make no attempt to say that it is not. However, is the issue with STD's going to be any less major if prostitution is illegal? I contend that prostitutes who do engage in their practice outside the law will often experience the same problem as sanctioned prostitutes, but face several more challenges. My opponent is basically saying is that if Prostitution is abolished that STD's will decrease. This is simply not true. Whether the law is in place or not, the prostitute is there because of money, that does not simply mean that they will take better precautions to protect their other sexual partner. What we have so see in this debate that not only is prostitution dangerous through STD' s and an increase of rapes, and harassment, but by legalizing it, it will lead to damaging our future generation. I look forward to my opponents next response. :)