rapists should have more severe punishment

rapists should have more severe punishment

The Issue

Rape is forced, unwanted sexual intercourse. Rape, sometimes also called sexual assault, can happen to both men and women of any age.

Rape is about power, not sex. A rapist uses actual force or violence - or the threat of it - to take control over another human being. Some rapists use drugs to take away a person's ability to fight back. Rape is a crime, whether the person committing it is a stranger, a date, an acquaintance, or a family member.  No matter how it happened, rape is frightening and traumatizing. People who have been raped need care, comfort, and a way to heal.

rapists do not get long enough in prisn, and usually get away with what they have done. They should be punished for life and have a longer sentence even be locked up for life and get should still get a sentence when a person reports rape a while after.  No rapist should get away with rape lightly!!!  Please sign this petition to make the punishment more extreme!! No one deserves to get away with raping!!!  People who rape are sick in the head!!

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Michelle MurrayPetition StarterIm a 19 year old girl who just wants to help the people around me and keep the world a safe place to live in and protect humans and animals from harm/abuse. I done two years of social care at college which i really enjoyed now i am hoping to become a full time carer. I have two petitions that will hopefully be sucessful these are the following links: <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/view/rapists_should_have_more_severe_punishment%20" rel="nofollow">http://www.change.org/petitions/view/rapists_should_have_more_severe_punishment%20</a> <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/view/stop_litter_on_the_streets_and_vandalismgraffiti" rel="nofollow">http://www.change.org/petitions/view/stop_litter_on_the_streets_and_vandalismgraffiti</a> I also have a facebook page i have made to make the awareness that there is help out there for victims of rape and that they should not be afraid to speak up. www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/RAPE-IS-WRONG-AND-SICK/128844653813557
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The Issue

Rape is forced, unwanted sexual intercourse. Rape, sometimes also called sexual assault, can happen to both men and women of any age.

Rape is about power, not sex. A rapist uses actual force or violence - or the threat of it - to take control over another human being. Some rapists use drugs to take away a person's ability to fight back. Rape is a crime, whether the person committing it is a stranger, a date, an acquaintance, or a family member.  No matter how it happened, rape is frightening and traumatizing. People who have been raped need care, comfort, and a way to heal.

rapists do not get long enough in prisn, and usually get away with what they have done. They should be punished for life and have a longer sentence even be locked up for life and get should still get a sentence when a person reports rape a while after.  No rapist should get away with rape lightly!!!  Please sign this petition to make the punishment more extreme!! No one deserves to get away with raping!!!  People who rape are sick in the head!!

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Michelle MurrayPetition StarterIm a 19 year old girl who just wants to help the people around me and keep the world a safe place to live in and protect humans and animals from harm/abuse. I done two years of social care at college which i really enjoyed now i am hoping to become a full time carer. I have two petitions that will hopefully be sucessful these are the following links: <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/view/rapists_should_have_more_severe_punishment%20" rel="nofollow">http://www.change.org/petitions/view/rapists_should_have_more_severe_punishment%20</a> <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/view/stop_litter_on_the_streets_and_vandalismgraffiti" rel="nofollow">http://www.change.org/petitions/view/stop_litter_on_the_streets_and_vandalismgraffiti</a> I also have a facebook page i have made to make the awareness that there is help out there for victims of rape and that they should not be afraid to speak up. www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/RAPE-IS-WRONG-AND-SICK/128844653813557

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South Ayrshire Council
South Ayrshire Council
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Petition created on 28 June 2010