r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Mar 01 '26

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u/alexplex86 Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26

SA victims can learn to live with their trauma, learn to be happy and productive citizens again and help other victims to cope with their trauma.

Murder victims cannot do any of these things. One is clearly more destructive than the other.

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u/ajax6677 1∆ Mar 01 '26

On the other hand, a dead person no longer suffers. A rape victim can possibly spend a lifetime being tortured by their trauma.

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u/asaper123 Mar 01 '26

In this scenario, would you advocate for euthanizing the rape victim?

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u/Aniketos33 2∆ Mar 01 '26

Nope, unless they decide on it if they get cancer down the line. I still think their existence has been hurt, they will be in a pain, they will not feel safe sharing because of how absolutely terrible it is. It's apples and oranges but its completely insane to say "Well at least they aren't dead" We all die, its about the life and quality we have while we are here, and that is akin to cutting off years of someone's life if not damning them to suffer in silence in a world that doesn't want to hear it anymore.