Legalize Prostitution- 2 ROUNDS ONLY:)

My opponent starts out by comparing the U.S.A to Victoria Australia. First off, I would like to state that the U.S. is an INDUSTRIALIZED NATION, whereas Victoria Australia is NOT. Do you know what this means? This means that our standard are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from Victoria Australia. By legalizing prostitution in both places, they could have completely different effects due to the industrialization. This means that my opponents arguements are basically FALSE, INACCURATE, AND UNRELIABLE. How can we base the effects of a law when they are being compared to two COMPLETELY different places? We can not. Quote of Opponent: The average consult for STD's with a medical professionals is $150 per visit with test costing extra. If every prostitute in the United States was tested monthly, which would do nothing to stop the spread of STD's, the government would have to pay roughly $1,800,000,000 in medical examinations alone. So the government would spend just as much as it is now to pay for the testing and examination of the prostitutes. If every prostitute were tested monthly it would do something. I would rather have them checked than not check at all. This is commen sense. Are we not tested monthly? Is this not how STD'S are caught? Saying what you said would basically state that our OWN testing methods do not work. If we were not to legalize prostitution, we would have to arrest EACH AND EVERY ONE, PAY FOR COURT COSTS, PRISON COSTS, JAIL TIME. Do you know where all this money comes from? OUR TAX DOLLARS. It's obvious those tax dollars are going to waste. The current costs of arrests for prostitutes are $205,610,400. Now, to catch every single one would be $3,750,340,000. This would NOT include costs of imprisonment, court costs, etc. Are you sure the costs are equal if we do or do NOT legalize prostitution?http://www.wmich.edu... Quote of Opponent: Not to mention legalizing prostitution encourages women to enter a career where they cannot make a living. In Australia the average prostitute made less than 500 Australian dollars a week. That's a yearly salary of roughly $26,000, before taxes and FICA withholding. Women do not enter into this career. A study shos that 87% of prostitutes are forced to enter because of they can not provide for themselves. Any woman would know such dangers of this job and legalizing would in NOW WAY make others WANT to enter this practice. It would only make those who are ALREADY in it more safer. Also, you stated that they don't make much money. But, wouldn't you rather them make some money safely, then no money at all? I'm sure you know the answer to this question. Quote from Opponent: Legalizing prostitution does not mean an end to illegal prostitution or street prostitution. First of all, LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION. This means ANY FORM of prostitution is LEGAL. Thus, there would no longer be any such thing as "illegal prostitution." Also it would stop street prostitution because workers would operate in DESIGNATED brothels during DESIGNATED hours. They would be operated and monitored. Quote from Opponent: Even with it legal it still led to crime in Victoria, on average 2 rapes and one assault where reported by prostitutes per night, with multiple prostitutes murdered each year. So legalizing prostitution will not will not stop prostitutes from being harmed or murder. I would first like to state that the U.S. is almost 1 AND A HALF TIMES the size, so thus there is INCREASED crime and comparing such DIFFERENT places is not a good basis for evaluating how well legalized prostitution would work. I aslo stated that since the worker are on federal land, they would be secured by them as well. This means that they would provide all different types of security thus DECREASING crime. Quote from Opponent: It increases STD's and does nothing to reduce illegal prostitution. Prostitutes have NO MANDATORY MONTHLY check-ups. This is why there is such wide-spread STD'S. It's COMMON sense that with check-ups, this crisis will decrease. Having some check-ups then none AT ALL will have at least a small effect on the growing number of STD infected workers. Quote from opponent: It should remain this way because it does nothing good for a society. How it does something good to society: -Keeps them off the streets because in order to perform their ect, they must do it in their designated brothel. -Security would be provided thus REDUCING crime. -STD'S would decrease because of the MONTHLY CHECK-UPS. -Legalization improves neighborhoods and promotes safety* -Legalization promotes liberty and privacy* -Legalization benefits sex workers and their clients* -Legalization puts law-enforcement resources to better uses* *I will go into furthur detail. Legalization improves neighborhoods and promotes safety By forcing prostitution out of places where it would more naturally be found, such as in brothels or near motels, the police drive that activity into the streets of neighborhoods where it otherwise would not exist. As a result, residents of the neighborhoods are exposed to the activity against their will. Also because of prostitution being forced into the streets, the dangers to many prostitutes greatly increase. Prostitutes whose jobs involve working at night and getting into cars with strangers can be, and often have been, easy pickings for serial killers and other sociopaths. James Alan Fox, a criminal justice professor at Northeastern University, says prostitutes are the most frequent targets for serial killers. Legalization promotes liberty and privacy Laws against prostitution violate Americans' fundamental rights of individual liberty and personal privacy. Thomas Jefferson and other founders of the U.S. envisioned a society where people can live without interference from government, provided they don't harm others. Similar to issues such as birth control, abortion, and the right to death with dignity, this issue involves people's fundamental rights to control their own bodies and decide the best way to conduct their lives. Alan Soble noted, "The freedom to choose one's reasons for engaging in sex is an important part of sexual freedom." In a free society, it makes no sense for the government to be telling persons - particularly the poor - they cannot charge a fee for harmless services they otherwise are at liberty to give away. To paraphrase George Carlin: Selling is legal, and sex is legal, so why isn't selling sex legal? Legalization benefits sex workers and their clients Many people work in the sex industry because they see it as their only means of alleviating serious financial problems. Other sex workers aren't poor but simply enjoy that type of work and receive both income and personal satisfaction from it. Likewise for the customers, there's no reason their freedom should not include the right to purchase the companionship and affection they may want but, for whatever reason, don't find in other aspects of their lives. Legalization puts law-enforcement resources to better uses Numerous legal commentators point out that using law enforcement resources against prostitution reduces substantially the resources available to fight serious crimes committed against persons or property. This nation desperately needs more efforts applied to solving those crimes, because arrests are being made in connection with only about 20% of them. Conclusion Our society would be better served if the police directed their efforts away from the activities of consenting adults and toward preventing and solving real crimes involving clear victims and injustices.