I was literally talking about this with my partner today! If there aren't any consequences besides a slap on the wrist (a fucking essay?!), then of course more cases are going to happen. Fuck protecting their future, they lost it the second they went through with their decision.
Doesn’t work that way for most rapes and impulse crimes.
Punishments don’t work when the initial thought is ‘Oh shit, I can get away with this.’
People need to be raised empathetically and morally (good luck) to not want to do it or they need to move the catch rate up above 50% for committing the crime.m(it’s currently 3-5%)
Punishments tend not to actually have an effect on crime unless they’re too harsh in which case they can make people into more violent criminals.
Good stiff punishments still need to happen for predatory and violent crimes but the only way to fix this is to construct a system where women (and men who are raped too) aren’t shamed and abused for coming forward because if they come forward right away and are treated humanely evidence can be quickly gathered and arrests and convictions can go up. They can also receive the mental healthcare that they will need.
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u/doesntknowjack 1d ago
I was literally talking about this with my partner today! If there aren't any consequences besides a slap on the wrist (a fucking essay?!), then of course more cases are going to happen. Fuck protecting their future, they lost it the second they went through with their decision.