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

Contention 1(a): Honour. My opponent states that a country doesn't have to be honourable in order to host the games. He cites the 1936 German Olympics as an example (at the time, Hitler was in power). However, it is to be pointed out that a city is decided to host an Olympic Game six years in advance[1], but Hitler came to power in 1933[2] and the Berlin Games were held in 1936. So, at the time the Berlin games were decided (1930), Hitler wasn't in power and no one was to know. Now, if we look at the 2014 Olympics, they would have been decided in 2008. Putin (unlike Hitler) was in power when the games were decided. So in 1930, no one could have known what laws Hitler would pass, what he would approve ect. .. because he wasn't in power. But Putin was in power in 2008 - and people were/are more aware. On these grounds, we have seen in advance the honour of the country (maybe it would be more specific to say its leader, but my point stands either way) diminish many years in advance; so we can say more conclusively that the honour shouldn't be bestowed upon Russia; unlike the 1936 games. My opponent's example offered had different conditions and doesn't hold with these games as a comparison. Contention 1(b): Human rights. My opponent states that many cases have been seen where there has been concern over the human rights conditions in the city/country where the games were being held and these weren't moved. He doesn't make a solid "therefore. .. x,y,z" conclusion from this fact; so I am interpreting what he could mean. I would ask my opponent to clarify on why these facts are refutes. However: i: It appears to be an ad populum argument. Majority have gone ahead, therefore, this one should go ahead. Appeal to majority is a logical fallacy, so this refute doesn't hold. In my opponent's regards to political trouble; it does seem hard to separate politics altogether; this I'd agree with. But human rights are human rights - and they're being violated, so I fail to see how political differences come into play. We should not allow our athletes into a country which is violating human rights. Contention 2: Safety. I apologise for making my point unclear in round two; please allow me to refine it. My original sentence was: "Russia and the IOC (international Olympic committee) have both announced that the safety of the athletes are paramount - however recent videos, pictures, and news pieces about the (often violent) discrimination against LGBTs have thousands concerned about the effectiveness of these laws. " I will now edit it. Russia and the IOC (international Olympic committee) have both announced that the safety of the athletes are paramount - however recent videos, pictures, and news pieces about the (often violent) discrimination against LGBTs show evidence to the contrary (in the case of Russia) and have thousands concerned about the effectiveness of these laws. I will admit that I did (albeit unknowingly) commit a false attribution fallacy, but, as my opponent says, the concern level by Russia would be expected to be high. Note the word "expected", because the evidence of videos, pictures, news reports, stories, examples etc. .. all contradict this expectation. Contention 3: The law is too open ended. I apologise for not linking the law's specific phrasing and I, too, cannot find the full law. Although some of the wording is "[banning the spreading of] propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors"[3]. This was what I was trying to phrase. "Propaganda" isn't defined - making my point remain valid. As for assessing the future outcomes, I would counter that all of these future outcomes of the loose phrasing of this law are in the present, as demonstrated by many news pieces, photos, videos etc. .. Opponent's Contention 1: Removing the Olympics from Russia would punish the athletes more than Putin, when Putin and his officials should be punished. This, at face value, does appear to be a strong argument. However, the Olympics could be moved to another city (out of Russia) which already has Winter Olympic facilities, for example, Vancouver. This way, the Olympics are kept and Putin is "punished". Once again, I thank my opponent for his argument and refutes; and I thank the voters. I'll await your response! Sources: [1]. http://wiki.answers.com... [2]. http://www.ask.com... [3]. http://www.policymic.com...