Rapist should not be flogged in public?
913516
Rapist should be made to receive a little of their own medicine.  Call it barbaric, but I think a large nightstick up their rectum will make them think twice before raping someone else.
1097458
The offenders willfully gave up their rights when they commited a sexual assault. They violated another's rights. I think notification isn't enough. They should require them to live far away from their victims. The only victims are the actual victims of the crime.
960684
Not at all.  There was a recent case of this in Africa, with her sentence (being buried to the neck and stoned) being "reconsidered" because of the international reaction.  Other behaviors have been protested, too.  The South American custom of a man murdering his divorced wife if she starts to date again, and calling it a matter of "honor".  Indian women being burned in a "cooking accident" because the dowry didn't come through.  Why should Muslims be given a pass?  They just convicted a man in Georgia for cutting his daughter's clitoris off with a pair of scissors in order to be sure she remained "good".  He may protest his sentence, but she'll suffer longer than he will.  This isn't ethnocentricity.  It's an ability to empathize with a person who suffers.  Those without the ability to empathize aren't faithful to any religion; they're merely psychopaths.
508334
It makes me mad to think that he may get away with it and even if he IS convicted he will DEFINITELY not get treated as other rapists. And what kind of message is he conveying to the public by saying he WASHED after sex with an HIV positive woman to avoid HIV, HOW IGNORANT!!!!!! It actually makes me so mad when I think about it!!! But good question!
171482
I was groped by a random creep on the street. I'm not sure if it was more frightening or infurating. I ran after him ready to strangle him...maybe that is the frightening part?
361798
Jail time and/or fines.  In some cases, probation is the sentence.  Child Rape:  Many states have passed a law called Jessica's Law.  A girl named Jessica was raped and killed in Florida by a man who had already committed rape, but was given a light sentence.  To prevent this from happening again, Jessica's law sets a sentence of a minimum of 25 years, and a GPS tracking device on the rapists when they get out of jail.\n\nMany liberals are against this, either because they don't like the GPS (right to "privacy" even though the GPS system would save lives) or they hate children:)
539466
I agree with you. We defiantly should be showing more respect for our bodies, and who gets to see it. I think others will respect them as well, to an extent. Women who do dress appropriate are still raped.
1029324
I'm with ya.  Forcing them out of certain areas DOES NOT stop the problem!  It creates a bigger problem for the offender, which puts them under stress, which makes them more likely to re-offend.  Also, proximity to a school or playground or whatever will not stop someone who truly wants to commit an offense.  Instead of creating these ridiculous laws...how about we try to help the person not to re-offend?  Contrary to popular belief, sex offenders can be treated and can change.  Not all of them, of course, but many of them.  Yes, what they did is horrific, and they deserve to be punished for the offense.  But making their lives miserable (and the lives of their families) doesn't do anything but create a bigger problem.
579753
The whole notion that a rapist can beat the charge because of way the complainant was dressed is so ridiculous that it almost rises to the level of an urban legend.\n\nThere are circumstances in which a complainant's style of dress might come up in cross-examination, but no accused rapist ever got acquitted because the alleged victim was dressed slutty.
569921
I was in jail for 3 days and 3 nights in Saudi Arabia, (for driving through a red traffic light), I was informed by the local police that I could also receive a public flogging for this offence! but that this flogging was not designed to hurt, only meant to publicly humiliate me! \nI told the police officer that I could stand a lot of humiliation, it was the pain that I didn't fancy, he thought this was very amusing and released me.\nI don't think that flogging is suitable for any crime either in the Western world or  anywhere else, if it is designed as a deterrent it won't work, if it's designed as revenge, or an "eye for an eye" that is wrong, we don't want to revert back to the dark ages,or do we?
442858
yes, because being accused of something like that can ruin your life. you can lose you job, your friends, your family, even your freedom. and if it is done just to get back at you or whatever reason that person had, they should pay for it! however it is difficult to prove they are lying. sometimes people don't get convicted when they did rape someone just because there wasn't enough evidence so the accuser should not be punished then.
27740
nooooooo! dont. well go if you u want to get raped. u shouldn trust anyone u meet on the internet enough to meet them. report it to the cops. they can deal with it. i mean u might get ur internet taken away but u cant trust this person. keep in mind imagine how easy it is to lye in person. just imagine how simple it is on the net.
597933
Just a would be abuser that is afraid of going to jail.  It would be an honourable statement if he said he wouldn't hit you because REAL men don't hit women.
90800
Rape is much too serious to tolerate but it is also much too serious to trivialise by making false claims.\n\nI would encourage your friends to go the police. If they are telling the truth they will be happy to bring the boy to justice. Two accusers are better than one, and with their families' support they could begin to put the past behind them.\n\nIf they don't want to go the police (despite having the support of their parents) you should suggest to them that you will initiate the process. I would be suspicious of their claims if they refuse to bring any charges whatsoever.
218072
I would agree with Loss Leader.  Your question assumes that what you've said is fact (that family members are punished less severely than "strangers") and I don't know that under the exact same circumstances, that's actually true. \n\nA 35 year old male who molests a fifteen year old female should be punished the same whether they are related or not.  If you know of two cases with the same fact pattern to demonstrate what you're saying is true, I'd be interested in hearing about them.  \n\nI would suggest that given family dynamics, it's entirely possible (in the above case, for example), the mother of the child may ask for a more lenient sentence, and it's even possible the victim would ask for a more lenient sentence.  I've certainly seen it happen myself...and obviously, I don't think it would happen for even a second if the suspect and victim weren't related.
19308
i believe that the difference is that rape involves penetration. molestation is just touching without permission. either way its a police matter and they should be consulted
839370
Of course not. "Probing" is not making love any more than is "raping."\n\nStop proposing sexual assaults.