Prostitution should be legalized in the United States

1. Sources- a. Look back at the prior arguments and decide for yourselves; links two and three were broken for me, and I called my opponent out on that. That isn't a Strawman, as I didn't build up an alternative argument; I simply attacked my opponent's sources which is more than acceptable in any academic debate. b. Wordpress is a blog hosting website[5]. Accordingly the things posted on these sites aren't accountable to anyone but the users and publishers; they aren't legitimate in an empirical impact calculus. Conclusion: Use your own discretion here. [5] goo.gl/XXolt 2. Devadasi- a. In India there is a caste system which exists as an unfortunate part of their Hindu belief system[6]. In earlier years, the devadasi were looked upon as very high ranking members of the Castes system, many of them still are -- it wasn't until British the invaded and colonized India that prostitution was looked down upon; they took the opportunities away from Indian prostitutes without changing the Caste system. Because of moral law, the Devadasi suffered. b. My initial argument mentioning the Devadasi was to illustrate this divide of cultural morality; ultimately prostitution is a different business with different rules in the United States than it is in India. Conclusion: It's the caste system, not prostitution which harms these women and children. [6] goo.gl/anOo4 [7] goo.gl/PImKs 3. Sex Trafficking and Protection of prostitutes- a. My second constructive argument spoke on how Canada's legalization of prostitution actually led to greater safety for prostitutes, who could now hire protection personnel and staff[3]. The think we need to realize here is that Canada is far more closely related to the United States in terms of culture and law, and so we can easily foresee this being the outcome of prostitution's legalization in the US. b. My opponent never responds to the argument of Canadian prostitution. He never argues against the higher levels of safety for these prostitutes and he never shows that prostitution would end or the negative impacts claims are unique to the Con. Conclusion: Canadian prostitution protects prostitutes. 4. Culture, Rights and Society- a. Women have the same rights as men in the United States. Unlike the Devadasi who many times don't hve any other option to support their family aside from prostitution, American citizens do have other options. For whatever reason, they choose that career themselves. b. The entirety of my opponent's arguments deal with India and Korea, there isn't even any link to the United States. This debate is not whether or not prostitution is good or bad, it's whether or not it should or shouldn't legal. Conclusion: The United States is not India or Korea. Prostitution would and does work differently here, Canada has a more immediate precedence and we can understand out system will be closer to their than to the Devadasi's 5. Burdens and Decorum a. My opponent doesn't get to claim that "I am not acting in good faith" just because he doesn't like my arguments or my style. I will avoid calling out his flaws as quite frankly it won't do anything for this debate. However I encourage all readers to use their heads and not let this debate become a he-said, she-said bicker session. b. The resolution says the United States; I've made that explicitly clear in every round. The arguments my opponent provides are completely unique to these other countries and completely ignore the negative rights argument which was the purpose of this debate in the first place. He never responds to the issue I present of making moral law from the personal beliefs of a given society. Conclusion: Wah, wah, whatever. My arguments are sound and I encourage you ignore my opponent's claims of abuse. Furthermore I ask you consider the issue of the scope of this debate being outright ignored. Underview- a. None of my opponents impacts are unique or relevant b. The US is not India or Korea c. Negative rights has been ignored.