Legalize Prostitution- 2 ROUNDS ONLY:)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND CONTENTIONS Definition of Prostitution- the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money. 5 B.C. Prostitution has been around since 5 B.C according to the Anti-Trafficking Foundation. Prostitution is the oldest profession in the world. It's obvious that our efforts to end prostitution aren't working. If prostitution is legalized, it will benefit not only the workers themselves, but all American citizens. It will significantly lower the crime rate and the spread of STD's as well. For these numerous contentions, I hold an affirmative stance on this idea. I have one question to ask you. Who are we to say that women and men cannot give away services that they are otherwise at liberty to give away? The actual act, a prostitute and their customer agreeing on an exchange of money for sex, violates no one's rights. While the spread of disease and other detriments are possible in the practice of prostitution, criminalization is a sure way of heightening rather than addressing such effects. We need to make this act safer and to do that, we must legalize prostitution. According to prostitutionresearch.gov, for every prostitute, it costs us two thousand dollars. If that's the case, then every year, we spend billions of dollars on the one million prostitutes residing in the U.S today according to the Global Sexual Exploitation Foundation. This money is being spent on unsuccessful efforts to end prostitution and it's apparent that prostitution will never end. Therefore, if we cannot end it, we must regulate it. FIRST CONTENTION- LOWER CRIME RATE Legalizing prostitution will lower the crime rate, my first contention. The criminalization of prostitution forces it underground to dangerous conditions. Horrible crimes could be committed without any acknowledgment from the police. Prostitutes are very reluctant to report these crimes committed against them because they will then have to admit that they were committing a crime themselves. This lets those murders, robbers, and killers out on the street freely to harm you or your family. Security would be enforced to ensure the safety of the workers and clients and if we legalize prostitution, it will no longer allow these crimes to be committed, and the workers will be more willing to notify the police of any crimes. For example since prostitution has been legalized in certain areas of Nevada, the crime rate has lowered 16% and earns the state 400 million dollars according to the New York Times. SECOND CONTENTION- REDUCE SPREAD OF STDS As well as lowering crime rates, if prostitution is legalized, it will significantly lower the STD rates and significantly raise the worker and client's safety. We can provide for the workers and clients birth contraceptives thus, we can control the spread of dangerous diseases. But right now, those 1 million workers and clients could be spreading STD's to hundreds of people unknowingly. Mandatory check-ups will make certain that the workers are in great health and security provided by the Federal Government will stop the risks of workers from being beaten, harmed, or even murdered. All in all, the answer to a safer, improved, environment for all Americans is to legalize prostitution. This is why I urge every senator to vote in affirmation of this idea. THIRD CONTENTION- BETTER FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT Instead of having sex workers roaming the streets night and day, we can have them working in regulated brothels in designated spots, during specific hours of the day. This means that you or your children will not be exposed to them. It will not expose them to some of the horrific things that happen to prostitutes. Such as rape, murder, robbery, abuse, etc. FOURTH CONTENTION- MORE MONEY FOR ECONOMY AND STATE If we made prostitution legal, the government could tax it, and use the tax money for things to help out-like roads, and even books for children in schools. Instead of spending at least $2000 dollars per prostitute, we could make billions off of it. Thank you and good luck to whoever excepts this debate. I appreciate it:)