At 01:26 PM 5/12/96 -0400, you wrote:

At 12:50 PM 5/12/96 -0400, Jeanne Hedge wrote:

Rape is one of the most degrading things to happen to someone, and those 
who actually do the dastardly deed should be treated to such pleasures 
ranging from a vascectomy without anesthetic, to death by hanging in the 
appropiate manner.

Personally, I'm fond of the idea of the idea of slow castration without
anesthesia.

What I think would be a good idea is strategic use of a garlic crusher
to perform the 'castration'... hopefully not letting much fall off...
just all very crushed and way beyond redemption...

you guys are REALLY gross.
no one deserves THAT...! :P

Rapists do.

Not in the U.S.

U.S. Constitution, 8th amendment:
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

I'm not advocating rape here, mind you, only saying that torturous
punishment would definately qualify as "cruel and unusual".

Also, though, I would like to mention, on the topic of the psychological
impact of rape, what sort of psychological impact would falling into the
cursed springs have? I'm not asking for answers, but merely stating that
Ranma & Co. probably have some rather indomitable psyches because they
remain relatively unaffected by such a drastic change in their life.
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Ben, 

I totally agree with you on the subject, in regards to the 8th
amendment.....As for Jeanne implying that rapists should be tortured and
suffer as much as the victim,
is also wrong thinking...two wrongs don't make a right, no matter what the
law says.  If people were so incensed about rape, then how come this sort of
thing has 
been going on since the beginning of time?  I agree that rape is a terrible
thing and those who did this, must be brought to justice.  Do the right
thing and bring the rapist, whomever he or she may be, to trial and put that
person behind bars, without any hope of parole.   Then slowly, but surely,
restart your life again. 

That's all I got to say on the matter.   As for Ranma, I don't think there
would be a 
possibility of her being raped...  I think the story was reaching a bit
far......  Remember, Takahashi-sensei intended for Ranma to be funny, and
the stories..a bit off the wall...  So, take it for whatever its for:
ENJOYMENT!!!!!!  These stories were meant for middle to junior high school
kids....with the mentalities of that generation.  So don't read too far into
them........

A Lum-fan for life.....

Ken DeSoto
Bay Area Animation Society
kdesoto@hooked.net

"Anime is a state of mind......."