On Sun, 12 May 1996, Shampoo wrote:

Orig> > I'm not advocating rape here, mind you, only saying that torturous
Orig> > punishment would definately qualify as "cruel and unusual".
Orig>
Orig> Oh? What about the cruel and unusual punishment a woman (or a man) has
Orig> inflicted on themselves when getting raped? Do they deserve that? No. I
Orig> will not go into my diatribe about the habit of our government to favor
Orig> the rights of the criminal over those of the victim. Yes, if a man commits
Orig> rape, he DOES deserve cruel and unusual punishment, MORESO if that crime
Orig> is child molestation. The act commited can ruin a life, and the criminal
Orig> deserves NO LESS in return!

Wing: Hmmm.... *sighs* Cruel acts to the victom. And cruel acts to the
abuser.  There never will be enough to balance the hurt and injuries, both
emotional, physical, and mental, that's been done to the victom.  The
scales can never be balanced.  And If nothing is done, the pain is even
greater, injustice and insult added to injury.  I'm only commenting on how
I see it generally, the topic being already covered by a good deal of
posts.   I only have one comment that I will add.  Acts born of hate
cannot be undone or rendered appeased by another act of hate.  But who am
I to say.

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