Prostitution should be legal in each state.

I shall jump right into his points and once again refute them. 1. ) I only stated that 18 countries at least have Prostitution banned. My opponent loves to bring up the Netherlands as an example. My opponent seems to ignore his own Wikipedia link. . http://en.wikipedia.org... "Approximately 20% works in window prostitution, 15% in escort services, and 5% on the streets" AT LEAST ONE FOURTH of Prostitutes are still on the street. That point has been debunked. I point to this link to further end the myth that Prostitution is a great success in Netherlands. My opponent also seems to ignore the rampant Human trafficking that is shown throughout the Wikipedia link. . http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca... I also point to this link to show that a ban on Prostitution can work as Sweden is a great example. . http://www.lifesitenews.com... 2. ) Are pimps in general friendly people? Many times yes, a pimp could be your father, your brother, your best friend, your cousin, that nice man you know down the street. They could have violent tendencies at times (not all of them) but as overall people they can be friendly. I once again point to my links above on the Netherlands to disprove my opponent point. 3. ) My opponent is ignoring a point and feeding you lies dear reader. Germany lost two billion Euros AT LEAST a year in unpaid tax revenue from the sex industry. This is not some opinion, this is fact. They lost money they were supposed to gain by taxing because taxing it failed. Even your link points out those taxes aren't always paid despite the increased enforcement so there are loopholes. So if "everybody evades taxes" (which I would love a link for evidence on by the way) then why legalize something that is highly difficult to tax in the first place? I'd also like to point out this link, and ask if it worth all this and more to supposedly get money off these Prostitutes? . http://www.uri.edu... . http://www.dw-world.de... 4. ) I refer to the second link in my 1st point to refute this. My opponent has given me plenty of ammunition with this link: . http://www.aegis.com... I ask you the reader to read everything below Study Asserts Abuse and read how bad these brothels are. Also, read the point about "Women are controlled", my opponent has said no case of HIV has been found AS OF 2002. My opponent ignores the fact his data is outdated. I also point to this point made in the argument along with the fact my opponent is ignoring my points about the HIV disease in general which he has failed to refute. In fact, he has ignored my points about the HIV disease. I point to this made in one of his own articles under "Women are controlled" towards the middle. I would post it myself but character limits apply here. 5. ) I have proven above that the Prostitution harms many people. My opponent brings up a quote by Thomas Jefferson that did not apply during a time of Slavery (which he owned Slaves, so much for liberty and rights of life), a time where STDs were not as well known, and a time where Prostitution was not the rampant problem it is today. Thomas Jefferson was one of our country biggest hypocrites and should be treated as such with this quote. 6. ) Our same founding fathers who supported Slavery, a woman right NOT to vote, wiped out the Indians, and many other atrocities. Those guys my opponent seems so very proud of, and only opposed a King because they were being taxed heavily under the King. They didn't seem to mind before that. 7. ) The laws on not murdering people have not worked as people continue to be murdered; I guess that means we should get rid of those laws too? I leave my opponent to answer this. I never denied alcohol and drugs can be abused, to say otherwise would be ignorant. I once again point to the question posed in my first point in #7 here. Regulation will not get rid of the dangers associated with Prostitution, it will not get rid of pimps, it will not get rid of mobsters running Prostitution rings, etc. We will still see tax revenue lost, gangsters, government corruption, and even ineffective enforcement if we legalize Prostitution. Legalizing Prostitution will not solve all of society's problems as my opponent seems to think will happen and tells you. 8. ) My opponent has conceded an original point he made, and agrees with me. My opponent has just said that violent pimps could be barely eliminated if Prostitution is legalized. So my opponent has seemed to agree with me by just saying that violent pimps will barely be eliminated if Prostitution is legalized. Perhaps my opponent has begun to see the truth in my words? 9. ) Prostitutes would have to pay taxes, doesn't mean most if not all of them are going to. The ones that do would be legally making money and many of them giving money to pimps/gangsters. Legalizing Prostitution makes it easier for the mafia to run Prostitution rings, make money in order to finance other illegal activities, and grow because many mobsters will no longer be going to jail for running Prostitution rings. 10. ) Lucky Luciano for his time was the most powerful and deadly mobster in the United States mafia. He wasn't just "some mobster named Lucky". The girls were arrested, were facing jail time and embarrassment and instead ratted out Lucky Luciano. So my point is relevant and many other mobsters have been taken down on charges of Prostitution. Remember, it may seem crazy but a gangster like Al Capone was taken down on tax evasion charges including for Prostitution but not for murder. 11. ) My opponent ignores the population differences between countries like America compared to Canada, France, etc. Legalizing Prostitution will not decrease the amount of Prostitutes but once again increase it. Think about it dear reader, if you legalize a business that is so very easy to get into and is a billions of dollars a year business do you think the number of people in that industry will decrease? To think that Prostitution will suddenly decrease because it is legal is foolish thinking and will lead to many problems down the road. 12. ) Bringing up the holocaust and comparing it to Legalization of Prostitution is comparing it. Once again, you compare Legalizing of Prostitution to yet another atrocity. Our rights aren't going to be taken away if we don't Legalize Prostitution. If that is the case then will society crumble because I don't have the right to shoot you? Obviously not. Dear reader, my whole refutation of my opponent argument has been a case of why criminalization of Prostitution is beneficial. In fact, I don't even have to prove that criminalization of Prostitution is beneficial but why decriminalization isn't beneficial. My opponent seems to be ignoring this fact.