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From: robertp@weitek.UUCP (Robert Plamondon)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: ..explicit text.. ; rape worse than murder?
Message-ID: <218@weitek.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Jun-85 13:23:10 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  7 13:23:10 1985
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>In article <560@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> beth@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Beth Christy) writes:
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> . . .   I disagree with you - I think rape is worse than murder. . .
>

So, should thoughtful rapists commit the lesser crime, and murder
women instead?

Should they demonstrate compassion by murdering their victims AFTER raping
them?

Should the government encourage victims to commit suicide and save
themselves agony?

Should the penalties for rape be so much stronger than the penalties for
murder that rapists will feel FORCED to muder their victims?

The line "fate worse than death" should be left for melodramas -- when
people start taking it seriously the effects are very, very nasty.

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