The Godfather Says: (in part)
Don’t know if rape should result in death penalty. The large majority of child rapes take place in families and are committed by persons known to the victim. So the question is: How many survivors would refrain from accusing their daddy/mommy/brother or whomever due to the death penalty waiting who would indeed accuse them with the current statutory situation applying? And the other family members could put pressure on the victim, too.
Austin says
Well Godfather, unfortunately abusers have a lot of ammunition to use on kids. If you tell it’ll break up the family. If you tell it’ll kill your mother. If you tell they’ll take you away. I’ll go to jail. You’ll go to jail. They’ll do this, that and the other. There will always be something an abuser can use to silence a child. Family members that hurt their kids tell the same lies as strangers do. Somehow I doubt the reporting of such crimes would increase or decrease. As far as the death penalty goes, as I have read it doesn’t really deter criminals from committing crimes. Would the death penalty even work in these cases? I don’t know if they would but putting it on the books in more than three states would be a powerful statement.
Basically, in most cases rape is not seen as reason to spend life in prison. If it was viewed as a horrific crime that the citizens will not stand for then they (sex offenders) wouldn’t be let go on good behavior or let go early due to over crowding. They wouldn’t be given home detention or some pitiful plea bargain and a slap on the wrist. They wouldn’t have the privilege of reduced charges that allow them to go home after a few years or allow them to go home with “counseling.” How people, how lawmakers and voters view the victim is how harsh the sentencing will be. We all know children are basically property with few rights of their own. We all know that being female in a male dominated country means we will not be seen as equal when it comes to being hurt. It is my strong opinion that when the value of women and children rises, the penalties for hurting us will be harsher. Sorry to sound like a man basher or a feminist or anything along those lines but this is the truth, when we are seen at equal value then the punishment for harming us will be stronger and more effective.
Did you know that some drug crimes not involving death are being tossed around as a death penalty offense? Why not rape then? And if you don’t want the death penalty at all then why not just leave their asses in prison until they fall off their beds rotten? Get a mop and bucket and clean ‘em off the floor. That floor did nothing at all to deserve to be dressed with the blood of a pedophile.
Austin
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