Can rape ever be justified?

[Anonymous]

I think you can justified theft due to high poverty and need to feed, murder for self-defense or for it not being voluntary. So can rape ever be justified too?

Yes

No

Results / I don't know

[OlderAndWiser]

Theft is justified by poverty and the need for food? In my area, there are too many food banks which give away food for someone to claim that they needed to steal food.

Murder is justified by self-defense or for it not being voluntary. If you act in self-defense, then it is not murder, by definition. If it is not voluntary? I am not sure what you mean, but the killing of another person by negligence that does not rise to the level of an intentional act is called manslaughter.

And rape is justified by what? I haven't had sex in awhile and was really horny? I don't think so.

[Asker]

I've never chosen this one as MHO. What the hell seriously?

[chriscdi]

no because thats just completely inhumane

[Asker]

Indeed. I'm actually pro life sentence for rape crimes.

[chriscdi]

nah i believe all those fuckers should die, i dont want to pay taxes to feed those bastards

[Asker]

Death penalty doesn't exist in my country but yeah, I agree!

[chriscdi]

it should but thats beyond your control

[Asker]

Indeed.

[chrissykerdock]

rape can't be justified because it's violent... knives and guns are used... or your kid napped... then you could be passed around... or go into sex slavery... and did you ever read the bullshit penalty for making someone a sex slave... it's totally unjustified... so why do girls ever wear a miniskirt? personally i can't help but want to be a girl... i wish society was more careful... girls are like prey literally.

[Starlet23]

People rape to show dominance and humiliate the victim
heinous crime!

[JackSmy]

HELL NO!!!
Theft, and robbery and any other crimes are also not acceptable!! NO JUSTIFICATION!!!
All of the vandalism, burning and looting is TOTALLY ILLEGAL, and every one of them should be charged and sent to prison!! They DESTROYED the lives of people that had NOTHING TO DO with the issues that were the cause of the protests!!
It surprised me, that very few got shot, when looting and burning property of those, just local Mom & Pop stores, and they are totally FUCKED, because of those bastards!!

[jgokgotit]

Rape is NEVER justifiable. Theft can be justified when someone needs to eat and cannot afford food. Killing (not murder) is justifiable in the case of self-defense. There are many crimes that are justifiable and are only crimes because society says so. Many crimes should not technically be crimes because they reflect societal values instead of real threats. Rape is not one of them. Rape is overpowering and hurting someone for no good reason. Rape is not essential to survival. Rape is just someone pushing their will onto someone else at the victim's expense.

[Anpu23]

Years ago the band Creatures had a song from the perspective of a 13 year boy used to repopulate a tribe. After years of war all the men had been killed. I think that we all can agree that this is both rape and child abuse and it could be argued that it's justified.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/kX36V90nKyQ

[Asker]

I couldn't watch the video as it wasn't available...

[Anpu23]

"Manchild" by the band The Creatures. Siouxsie just alludes to it never going right out and saying it the lyrics are
"I walk in boots too big for me
"the women do cry as they watch over me
"I work at the altar and try to be good
"But just like the others I'll soon travel in wood" Like many sexual themes she has covered it's quite hidden. I'm not sure that I agree with it, but it's a justification. Same justification Margaret Atwood used in "Handmaiden's Tale" can a society force someone to breed if they are facing extinction?

[Asker]

OK, that's not stupid. It's still morally repulsive though.

[Anpu23]

No argument there.

[Asker]

Argument about what?

[Anpu23]

Just as theft is still morally reprehensible, your question is is there a justification? I've given one, I'm not convinced it's a good one, but it does exist.

[Anpu23]

Argument, I agree it's morally reprehensible. I agree with you there. Rape is a horrible act with long term consequences and heavy psychological damage often staying with the victim their entire lives.

[Asker]

My problem is I don't really understand the "necessity" of raping to repopulate. Wouldn't artificial insemination be easier? I guess there's some unnecessary need to hurt people at the same time...

[Anpu23]

It's still object rape. And you are assuming a level of technology. I agree that it's both reprehensible and immoral, but can it be justified. I'll parallel it to cannibalism most human's find the practice both reprehensible and immoral but we do understand it in extreme cases. This assumes an extreme case. Its that argument when does the rights of the group supersede the rights of the individual? In a pure unchecked democracy a group could, theoretically, vote someone in the group to death. 5 people vote including the person who will be executed, the person and their spouse both vote no everyone else votes yes. The majority becomes an oppressor. This theoretical is along the same lines. During the invasion of China in WWII the Japanese government created a culture of normality of rape. Where men who would not rape were shamed and mocked (I'll let you. look it up if you need sources I'd rather not go into that myself). It became a societal norm and an expectation. I would think if it happened once it could happen again. I don't agree with it, but I can present it as a possibility.

[TheUniqueOne96]

Generally thinking about it, definitely not (rapists should probably die in my opinion), but what if one rapes a rapist to give them a taste of their own medicine, due to them raping in the first place?

'Being horny' or someone being dressed in a way isn't an excuse to do it, if one is horny, masturbate or something, no reason to fuck someone else up against their will.

[Asker]

Regarding the question of raping the rapists : rape is such an annihilation of one's humanity will and dignity. To me, it's closer to torture than anything else. It's a crime against one's humanity. So, can we also justify torture? I'm not sure honestly...

[TheUniqueOne96]

Yeah, it's definitely a tough one, but if someone makes someone else suffer unnecessarily, then isn't it fair that they get what's coming to them? I guess a person's morals do play a part, but I wouldn't mind having serial killers or something die, they made others suffer.

[Asker]

Then you've just become one of them and deserve the same treatment. One's awful mind and behavior aren't worth the loss of my soul.

[TheUniqueOne96]

You mean the person who's giving the criminal their punishment is no better or?

[Regmorus]

This question looks very dumb to me. But maybe it's due to current laziness of imagination.

Of course not, it can't.

(well, I disregard situations like: some bandits told you if you don't rape the first person you meet on the street, we'll kill your family)

[Asker]

Then look at the answers, you might be surprised lol.

[Regmorus]

I did. I have not commented but this thing with "sperm controlled the guy" is complete bs to me, as far I know it isn't accepted by law as any legit state of uncotrollability and there is gonna to be a reason why not. They can have a condition, but that's another story, then they are just mentally ill.

[Asker]

I knew there may be some weird answers. To be honest, I thought there would be more BS. I'm quite happily surprised.

[Regmorus]

Aha, my unasked question still remains, what's the purpose of asking something like that.

[Asker]

Curiosity. Why do so many people here ask questions about sex or how they look? How is that relevant to anyone? This question is a society question. It impacts everyone.

[Regmorus]

I take it like "Curiosity what people will answer though the answer is obvious and the answers of majority are predictable since the answer is obvious." Well, okay then.

[Asker]

But not everyone...

[Anonymous]

Rape by definition is a violation. A violation is an unjustified act. The only thing that murkies these waters is what is considered a violation after the fact. If at first both parties don't feel violated, but one or both parties do after the fact that doesn't change the initial conditions. That doesn't make it justified, but some area between. If people only saved themselves for marriage these risk would disappear. With sex in marriage being an agreed act between husband and wife. If not agreed then it is assault.

[Kaneki05]

of course not. Unless if literally all women stop having sex and somehow want to stop pregnancy so the entire human race dies off so then we kinda have to keep people exists but when on earth would that happen.

[Asker]

And this would justify rape?

[Kaneki05]

Well kinda we don't want the human race to be totally wiped out do we? Personally i would want the human race to all die off but i am guessing in general people don't want humans to die off due to no one having kids.

[Anonymous]

I dont think it can ever be justified but I think it can be misunderstood. I'm talking about cases where people consensually start but half way through one decides they dont want it any more and claims its rape as the other didn't stop at that exact moment.

Equally I believe some people who have cheated will claim it is rape despite it being consensual. Purely because they dont want the conflict or fallout of them cheating and/or being judged about who they cheated with.

[Asker]

If the person says : "no", then it's rape, yes.

[Opinion Owner]

I agree, but I think from a legal standpoint it's a morally gray area if its consensual to start with.

[Asker]

As long as one person shows discomfort or says:"no", it's not consensual anymore.

[Opinion Owner]

Yeah I know, but in some cases where like the girl changes her mind then calls rape because the guy takes a few seconds to stop. Its difficult to explain law wise because the guy didn't stop the split second the girl told him to

[Asker]

I really doubt this even happens...

[Tamera952]

No, that's a false equivalency.
Of course it's not justified. How would that ever be justified? - Murder could be under certain circumstances as a means to an end, resulting from an episode of self-preservation. When would someone 'deserve' that?

[Asker]

Deserve what?

[Tamera952]

Synonyms for deserve:

earn
gain
get
justify
merit
warrant
be given one's due

Meaning: When would it be "justified" to rape someone? -- OR -- When would someone "deserve" to be raped?

[Asker]

You haven't answered ha ha ha!

[Celtero]

In real life? No. I'm sure you can think of some bizarre scenario though where someone is threatening to blow up a bus full of schoolchildren unless someone commits rape.

[Snakeyes7]

You can justify stealing to feed your family or murder as self defense. Rape has no value to the attacker so the act alone is never justified unless the attacker may be under threat him or herself if they refuse to commit to it but I can imagine that is extremely rare.

[Ripper_E]

Theft can't be justified. You are harming others for selfish reasons. That person might suffer due to your theft.
Rape sure as hell can't be justified.

[Asker]

I guess it can. Survival instinct can make people do crazy things such as stealing others.

[Ripper_E]

By that logic, you could kill someone to steal their money because you are broke and need to survive, because it's survival.
If someone is trying to kill you, then you either kill them or you die. There is no other option.

[Asker]

That was one other example I gave.

[IlluminatiExposed]

"Your honour, I had to rape her because I was poor and hungry." Nope, not gonna fly in court.

[Asker]

Agree

[Asker]

"Your honor, I had just taken my pants off and she did took her panties off as it was very hot outside and I fell down on her and my penis slipped inside". Lol

[chriss]

Rape never because there is just no moral story behind it. Theft there could be a moral story behind it even though i don't agree with it

[Anonymous]

"Murder for self-defense" this is incorrect. Killing for self defense is justified, but "murder" is by definition not justified. Theft is never justified. The ten commandments clearly state "Thou Shall not Murder" and "Thou Shall not Steal"

[KrakenAttackin]

In the Scandinavian world they are justifying rape by Muslims who are having a "sexual emergency". Since these are feminist controlled states I guess you can justify rape.

[Asker]

What? How dare you say such heinous words?

[Agape93]

Nope. Anyone who commits rape deserves only fear, pain and death.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

No. The only thing justifiable is stealing for food if you're starving and self defense. Rapist are trashy people.

[Asker]

Obviously

[OddBeMe]

Who’s the chick that voted yes? She must have a rape fantasy.

[888theGreat]

That was your mom I think. Then again maybe your sister.

[Asker]

@888theGreat You're disgusting seriously. This is simply inappropriate.

[lanadelrey25]

what did he say, I blocked him and can't see, he blocked me to lmao

[MysteriousDarkness]

@lanadelrey25
888theGreat said "That was your mom I think. Then again maybe your sister." It was directed towards OddBeMe.

[lanadelrey25]

@MysteriousDarkness Yeah he's a perverted asshole

[OddBeMe]

@888thegreat just hates my logic. So he looks for adolescent attacks.

[Anonymous]

Yes there are some women that should get sentenced to be raped for their crimes. This will help men and women and reduce the economic burden on the criminal justice system.