"Rape Penalty"

Thanks for a speedy reply. Also, if we go above the allotted amount of time due to my error, than by all means vote for my Opponent. I should have specified that.Interestingly, bluesteel chooses utilitarianism as his moral system. So I will now show how the benefits of the rape penalty (henceforth referred to as RP.) are for the publics wellbeing.Anywhere from 64-96% of rapes are estimated to go undetected[1]. According the the Bureau of Justice statistics, 2.5% of those released after serving time on a rape charge are re-arrested within three years. Since massive amount of rapes are not detected, using the statistics I've provided, between 6.9-41.7% of rapes would be prevented by the RP. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that in 2008, over 200,000 rapes were committed[3]. This means that we could be preventing between 5000-83400 rapes using the RP. (Using a 2.5% to 41.7% prevention rate.)Therefore, my Opponents ethical system massively supports my side.Now, onto refutation!1) Who does the raping?First, this fails to address the resolution. What he's raised is a question in regards to how practical the RP is, not if it's ethical. Secondly, his claim that citizens would be forced to do the rape is logically false, seeing as how everyone involved in the punishment of our criminals from executioners to prison guards are willful participants, there is absolutely no reason to believe that people would be forced to do the act.2) Not a punishmentEven if this is true, so what? How can our desire for revenge outweigh the thousands saved from the horrors of being raped? Furthermore, nowhere in the resolution does it state that the RP would be the only penalty for rapists. If our justice system demands it, than they will do time after their raping as well.3) CircularNot really. While I concede that in this case, there are physical similarities between crime and punishment, that does not, however, constitute a moral similiarity. The punishments for other crimes have physical similarites to the initial misdeed as well. Take kidnapping for example. Kidnapping is the forced taking of a person by another person, for thhe benefit of the taker, to a place of the takers wish. Imprisonment is the forced taking of a person by the justice system, for the benefit of the public, to a place of the justice systems desire. While the physical aspects between these two are remarkably similar, morally they are complete opposites. Same with the RP.He also states that rape is a crime. That is true, because there has never been a justification for forced sexual intercourse. A 100% recidivism prevention rate would be justification for forced sexual intercourse, and thus rape could ethically be used for this purpose.4) UnconstitutionalThis also fails to address the resolved. Yes, he has presented a legal barrier to implementing the RP, but that does not address the ethical aspects of it. All arguments based on practicality fall, simply because this is a resolution that would never happen (hence the "if".). He also states that he would prefer to take his grandmother to witness capital punishment, rather than the RP. I agree, so would I. However all that shows is that the RP is not pretty. This utterly fails to address any moral aspects.5) KritikI look forward to it!In conclusion, the only objections of note brought up by Con are objections based on the practical/legal aspects of this penalty, which fail to address the resolution. Thank you so much to my Opponent for his quick, and insightful, response and I greatly anticipate his next round.Sources1. http://www.innovations.harvard.edu...2. http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov...3. http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov...