Chastity Belts Should Be Illegal

I would would like to begin by openly thanking my opponent for responding to my argument and participating in this debate. Now, you have communicated your stance on this issue, and have made it clear that you, in fact, do not support the use of chastity belts on children to prevent masturbation. However, your problem with my viewpoint is that you find the illegalization of the device itself to be a serious interference in the sexual activity of consenting adults. I, however, disagree with this aspect of your argument. Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the reasons you provide for why banning chastity belts isn"t "the right course of action." I couldn"t help but notice that many of the arguments you shared in your fourth paragraph were made under the assumption that what I"m proposing the government"s intentions ought to be, in banning chastity belts, should be to insure that not a single one is in use anywhere in the nation. I definitely agree that, as long as they exist, this will not work in reality. Perhaps I should have been more clear in my introduction argument. Take Kinder surprise eggs, for instance. They were banned in the United States due to children choking on the toys inside the chocolate. But if I wanted to get one really badly, I could drive into Canada and sneak them back over the border. You see what I mean? While it may still be possible to get them, I can no longer buy them in my neighborhood. I would no longer be able to shop for them with convenience. The same applies to chastity belts. Some insane parents may be able to get them, but they will not be so easily available and the use of them will undoubtedly decrease. You seem to be confused regarding the extent that I think they should be banned, even going so far as to ask me if I would like SWAT teams to search houses for them. So I will elaborate. The sale in the U.S. should be illegal, they should also not be produced in the U.S, and it should be confiscated if someone admits to be bringing one through an international land border or airport. I do not believe in jail time for the use of a chastity belt in a consensual BDSM relationship, but what I suggested above can decrease the child abuse which you yourself had read up on. Furthermore, I would like to point out a flaw in your fifth paragraph"s counterargument. You asked if belts, shoes, and automobiles should be banned on account of their potential role in child abuse. However, each of those three things has something in common. They all play an important role in our society unrelated to child abuse, and banning them will cause great inconvenience. Where our opinions seem to divert is when you say that chastity belts also play an important role in consensual BDSM relationships among adults, and therefore, should stay in sales. It"s not like some people won"t have to lose something for the greater good. And seen as how chastity belts are some of the less common BDSM devices, I hardly think that the sexual limitations of adults would be affected by its illegalization to the extent that children are being sexually violated by their parents with chastity belts staying in the market as they are now. Finally, I wish to respond to the alternative methods to decrease such abuse that you also mentioned in your fifth paragraph, and why I hardly think they will be as effective. For instance, you said, "Teach children and teens alike how to call Child Protective Services and let them know what's going on," but it hasn"t exactly escaped anyone"s notice that this can be difficult for children to do, so much so that it can enable abuse to occur. Many children are afraid of being taken out of their parents" custody and have been taught from a young age to obey them. They may not see where their parents are going wrong through the forced use of a chastity belt. And even if they do, it will be extremely difficult for them to report it. I also want to briefly point out how you stated we should, "make it clear that if you put a chastity belt on someone, without consent, that is sexual abuse and punishable by prison." But the thing is, parents like this exist and chances are, they are well aware of the laws and choose to disobey them anyway. To sum it up, I believe that making chastity belts illegal, to the extent that I proposed earlier in my argument, is both a realistic goal and not morally unacceptable. The device"s miniscule contributions to society as a single preference in a single type of sexual activity isn"t worth the harm it"s causing. Once again, I thank you for your first response and eagerly await your next.