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From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: ..explicit text.. ; rape worse than murder?
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Date: Tue, 4-Jun-85 21:40:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun  4 21:40:00 1985
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Reply-To: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
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Summary: 

So now we're back to rape being a "fate worse than death."  Phooey!

Surely a rape victim who felt that way would be able to manage to get
the rapist to be "kindly" and kill himer.  Or do a Victorian number
and kill herself.  The fact that the rape victim chooses to live is
pretty good evidence that she at least prefers life after rape.

Or perhaps we should set up a new form of euthanasia proceeding.  Force
the poor victim to live long enough to determine if the rapist can be
prosecuted.  Then after the judge's ruling, kill the victim!
For her own good!?

What incredibly warped reasoning.

It seems pretty obvious to me that rape may be more painful (emotionally
and/or physically) than dying.  But living-after-rape is definitely
preferable to being-dead-after-dying.  Claiming that any injury is worse
than death opens the door to all sorts of nonsense (see above).

--Lee Gold