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From: timm@zaphod.UUCP (Tim Melanchuk)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: (Contains some explicit text *NOT* for weak-stomached readers)
Message-ID: <267@zaphod.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 30-May-85 23:03:47 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 30 23:03:47 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 2-Jun-85 00:30:31 EDT
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Reply-To: timm@zaphod.UUCP (Tim Melanchuk)
Organization: Develcon Electronics, Saskatoon, SK
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Summary: 

In article <560@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> beth@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Beth Christy) 
>I'm not a terrific story-teller, so indulge me a bit.  Really try to
>imagine for yourself what it's like to have someone you trusted force
>you like that.  Then multiply your reaction by a hundred, cause you
>*can't* imagine it.
>
>*Now* maybe we can talk about rape.
>
I'm not sure I can imagine that. You've written a very thought provoking
article. They way you have described rape seems more similar to torture
than to either murder or a type of assault. I think that torture is
worse than both of the other crimes and should have at least as severe
a punishment. Using your description of how I may experience rape I'm
forced to agree with severe punishment.

Something in the back of my mind wants to say that not all rape can
be this bad but I'm hard pressed to think of an adequate excuse.
Punishment should be based upon the intention and possible results
of an attackers actions, not the actual (possibly lesser) effects in
some cases. I hope your article has caused other men to think using
this analogy as well. I'm interested in reading their reactions.
-- 

"A Canadian is somebody who knows how to mke love in a canoe."
		-- Pierre Berton

Tim Melanchuk		{ihnp4|alberta}!sask!zaphod!timm