Does anyone, like me, think that the circumstance of rape should be taken into account during sentencing?
Don't get me wrong, if rape was an 8 out of 10 on the scale of crime, then I'm advocating a range of 7.6 to 8.9 for various rape crimes...
My reasoning is this...
Scenario A... a loving couple, in bed, she's asleep, they like rough, random, sex. He wakes up at 2am, hands wander... penetrates, she resists, but that's part of their 'game'... but she didn't want it !
Scenario B... Uni guy meets Uni girl... boozed up at a party, all over each other. Go back to a room, girl passes out, guy does it anyway !
Scenario C... Ageing rock star on tour.. young girls at stage door, clearly sexually aware, drugs/drink in abundance, they shag and both consent... but she's 15!
Scenario D.. gang of lads get given some date rape drug... go out, target three girls, spike their drink, get them in a cab, to a local park, and do the deed !
Scenario E... guy wants a particular woman at any cost.. stalks her, eventually takes a knife, she gets off the bus, he drags her into a hedge at knifepoint and does his worst.
Scenario F... Weird guy in the town abducts a 7 yr old, locks her in the cellar, rapes her most days for 30 years until she escapes, and rapes her daughters he's fathered.
Ok, so please replace 'he' for 'she' in the scenarios where it may be appropriate.
But one word, one crime doesn't really cover this lot does it?
Don't get me wrong, if rape was an 8 out of 10 on the scale of crime, then I'm advocating a range of 7.6 to 8.9 for various rape crimes...
My reasoning is this...
Scenario A... a loving couple, in bed, she's asleep, they like rough, random, sex. He wakes up at 2am, hands wander... penetrates, she resists, but that's part of their 'game'... but she didn't want it !
Scenario B... Uni guy meets Uni girl... boozed up at a party, all over each other. Go back to a room, girl passes out, guy does it anyway !
Scenario C... Ageing rock star on tour.. young girls at stage door, clearly sexually aware, drugs/drink in abundance, they shag and both consent... but she's 15!
Scenario D.. gang of lads get given some date rape drug... go out, target three girls, spike their drink, get them in a cab, to a local park, and do the deed !
Scenario E... guy wants a particular woman at any cost.. stalks her, eventually takes a knife, she gets off the bus, he drags her into a hedge at knifepoint and does his worst.
Scenario F... Weird guy in the town abducts a 7 yr old, locks her in the cellar, rapes her most days for 30 years until she escapes, and rapes her daughters he's fathered.
Ok, so please replace 'he' for 'she' in the scenarios where it may be appropriate.
But one word, one crime doesn't really cover this lot does it?
