From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!ihuxx!ignatz Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Jo Jo...and rape... Article-I.D.: ihuxx.161 Posted: Thu Sep 2 12:32:01 1982 Received: Sun Sep 5 03:35:50 1982 I don't normally say anything on topics like "Jo Jo" (how cute...). That is, emotional topics; since the number of people I know who are willing to change their opinions due to discussion can be counted on the toes of my third leg. So consider this a self-gratifying flame. The man is a rapist. There is *NO* mitigating circumstance for this crime. It is a crime unique in the repertoire of crimes. The perpetrator is denying the humanity of the victim; using them like latex dolls, and leaving a legacy of torn sphincters and crushed souls. Although there is natter about rape of men, it is almost totally an offense against women. And it is *not* a crime of "passion"; you may murder someone by grabbing a knife in a fit of rage and stabbing them, but a rape is, at the very least, planned to the extent of getting the victim out of their clothes and... But most disgusting is the fact that most societies take the attitude that, "Well, you look ok...you're not permanently hurt..it can't have been that bad.". If the victim manages to get the criminal to court, convictions are often difficult to obtain; the defense often rests upon further degradation and defamation of the victim, and most often the offender walks free to rape again. Many brought to court on these charges are repeat offenders. Need I go on? This is a crime, possibly by sick people, but still a crime that is degrading in a way difficult to express. I know this could never be passed in our society--and probably shouldn't be--but when I hear about things like "Jo Jo", I wish that the proper punishment was a total orchidectomy. At the very least, why can't we make the punishment severe enough, and strictly enough enforced, to deter first timers? And prevent first offenders from *ever* being unsupervised enough to do it AGAIN??? I feel sick. Dave Ihnat ihuxx!ignatz (312) 979-6747