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RicePaddy · 3372 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why is rape considered so much worse than other crimes?
The death penalty has been given for rape, but mainly in developing countries. There was a man killed a few years ago for it in Dubai. Anyway, I think your response covers the reasoning pretty well. Just to build on it, I think it's also a crime where there really can be no excuse. You might kill someone in self defense, or for material gain. You might steal because you owe someone money, or you might be starving. On the other hand, rape is someone behaving like an animal, like no functioning member of society should behave. It's an act of someone completely devoid of humanity, which I think is another factor in why we find it so abhorrent.