"But do you not agree that some victims deserve more sympathy than others? I don't think it fair to the victims of the worst sorts (you will surely agree that some are worse than others) should not receive more pity/sympathy/empathy/whichever·such·term·one·may·choose than..."

If someone is raped they have my fullest sympathy. How it happened them and to what extent it traumatised them does not put a percentage on that sympathy.

Some may require more help and support to overcome what has happened them but I believe they should ALL receive the exact same amount of understanding and sympathy for what has happened to them. Being raped is being raped. There may be degrees of injury and trauma that go with that but it is all rape.

Would we expect the courst to deal with them differently in sentencing? It seems they do for sure but, judging by the majority feeling on this thread, ALL rape deseves the same sentance, If you add other crimes up committed with the rape then they should have sentence added. Rape itself should not be seen as being suffered in various degrees.

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