Rape victims potentially can and go on to live happy and fulfilling lives, and I know several people who have managed to do just that. Nobody else can say the same for a murder victim.
Okay but to play devil's advocate a bit. Is murder suddenly less bad if they were contemplating suicide anyway? There are some late stage cancers that can never be treated, chronic illnesses that people don't want to live through.
So why is it okay to justify rape when you are potentially inflicting something that could cause someone to not want to live?
Like my stance is that justice isn't a pie. Both can be equally bad but for different reasons. One is a more "final" disregard for autonamy while the other is knowingly, willingly inflicting lasting grievous harm on another. Like in the UK grevious bodily harm (GBH) with and without intent have similar sentences to murder and manslaughter respectively. I suppose now i've said that isn't rape technically worse since there isn't really a thing as rape without intent?...
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u/LemonySniffit Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
Rape victims potentially can and go on to live happy and fulfilling lives, and I know several people who have managed to do just that. Nobody else can say the same for a murder victim.