{"id":3007,"date":"2010-09-12T06:54:16","date_gmt":"2010-09-12T01:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2010-09-12T06:54:16","modified_gmt":"2010-09-12T01:24:16","slug":"death-sentence-for-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2010\/politics\/death-sentence-for-rape.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Sentence for Rape?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I came across a poll on whether or not rapists should get the death sentence<\/a>. Seventeen people said that yes, rape should be punishable by death, and only eight disagreed.<\/p>\n

My personal opinion is that though it seems very tempting to award capital punishment for rapists, it’s just not practical. Here’s are my reasons:<\/p>\n

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1. The death sentence is for the rarest of the rare cases<\/em><\/p>\n

While there’s no doubt that rape is a\u00a0heinous\u00a0crime, it is unfortunately quite common. If we award the death sentence for rape, there’s a danger we’ll become comfortable with the idea of killing people through sheer habit. We’ll get used to the idea that the state can legally kill people and in my judgment, that isn’t healthy.<\/p>\n

Already people like Baba Ramdev are advocating the death sentence for corruption. How far do we go before we become okay with the state killing people off?<\/p>\n

2. More women will be murdered<\/em><\/p>\n

The death sentence for rape will end up being a death sentence for the rape victims. What’s to stop the rapist from making sure she never talks? As of now, killing someone is a greater crime than raping them. The punishment for most murders isn’t death, and to my mind this will give rapists a license to kill off their victims to make sure they don’t talk.<\/p>\n

3. What’s the sentence for even greater crimes?<\/em><\/p>\n

The idea of differing sentences is to make graver crimes have stiffer punishments. While there’s no doubt that rape is a grave crime, there are other crimes that are even worse. The Nithari killings come to mind where Koli raped and murdered six children. To my mind that is a more serious crime than a single act of rape and the sentence must reflect that. Kohli got the death sentence since it was an unspeakably brutal act and was also extremely rare. If every rape gets a death sentence, what sentence do we give people like Kohli? Torture?<\/p>\n

4. Do we want justice or revenge?<\/em><\/p>\n

In a civilized society, we gradually move from the concept of “punishment” to one of reform. Only when the court senses that a person is too far gone for reform does it even begin to consider a death sentence. This is sure to provoke strong responses, but do we really feel that no rapist can ever change? That they’re a foregone conclusion?<\/p>\n

5. No space for mistakes<\/em><\/p>\n

As it stands, there are many elements that go into proving a rape. With rape cases getting the death sentence, the burden of proof will be raised much higher – once you kill someone you can never bring them back. All the protections that women have begun to obtain from the law such as getting the benefit of the doubt, not having to be questioned too much etc, will be thrown out the window. When a person’s life is at stake, the prosecution will have the right to use the maximum and strongest defense possible. This will surely lead to an even lower conviction of rape cases than we have at present. Moreover, courts themselves will be forced to take longer to decide – taking someone’s life isn’t a thing one does in a few months.<\/p>\n

I can imagine why this is an emotional topic for a lot of people and even after reading the above, many might feel that death is an appropriate punishment. What do you<\/em> think?<\/p>\n

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