And all those are good points, but it doesn't diminish the original feelings that Terry had regarding the girl. You made it sound like the crime was that he felt the way he did, while all these other things are going on. They're all bad. Including what happened to the girl.

>And I've known women who've been raped...then humiliated at the guy's trial...and end up committing suicide because they couldn't 'take it anymore'. Dead's dead no matter how it comes and the only difference here is that this 16 year old had no choice.
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>And I've never said it wasn't harsh. It is.
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>And before people start jumping again, yes..I've also known women who have been raped, lived to tell about it, survived the trial and got on with their lives.
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>>>And I'll be happy when all the world comes to that opinion. Rape is rape, no matter what gender the 'rapee' is, and it is *not* a sexual crime.
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>>But the punishment for being raped seems a bit more harsh in Terry's post, no? You get raped, humiliated, and executed.