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From: beth@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Beth Christy)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: ..explicit text.. ; rape worse than murder?
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Date: Fri, 7-Jun-85 12:00:52 EDT
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From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold), Message-ID: <2047@sdcrdcf.UUCP>:
>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.
>[...]
>--Lee Gold

It is indeed warped reasoning.  Please note that you're the only
one who proposed it.

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--JB                                          Life is just a bowl.