Kiera wow that must be terrible... although ive never experienced it i agree, i think i would rather die then be raped.
Kiera - 10 years ago
As a young person (14 years) I was sexually abused by someone who used to be my friend (which is not even as bad as full rape) and I can tell you first hand that for the first year or so I would've much rather been dead then have to see him laughing with his friends (all girls) in my class and no-one understanding that he had done wrong, judging me for hating him (the poor "helpless" nerd). And I was miserable and angry and I just wanted to not exist. But I got help and made some friends and I have decided to forget (but not quite forgive). This isn't some sort of pity story, this is just me saying that yes, someone forcefully ending your life may be horrible and devastating, but also, having someone take away something so personal and having to relive that moment for the rest of your life can be just as bad because, unlike murder, the horror never really ends.
Jake - 10 years ago
Is this for real? Rape > murder?! I have 4 friends who are rape victims, two of which endured repeated rape for a long period of time. And now, after putting it behind them, they're all happy. They're beautiful girls who smile almost every day, live meaningful lives, and they make a lot of people happy including me. What happened to them is awful, but it's definitely not the WORST thing that could happen to them. They could be disfigured, terminally ill, or 6 feet under the fucking GROUND.
Sure, rape is traumatizing, but murder doesn't give you a chance to get the fuck over it and live your life.
Terra - 10 years ago
I completely agree with you Nicola. I have friends (keyword being "friends" as in multiple people) that have suffered the experience. It haunts them everyday and many times the perpetrator gets away with it so there is no comfort. Additionally for most of my friends that are victims they weren't believed by their very own parents for a very long time, so they had to suffer alone. I would much rather be tortured to death than live my life as a rape victim. I wouldn't be strong enough to withstand that sort of life but nor would I be strong to end that life. So out of the two horrors yes, I would much rather be murderer.
Meghan - 10 years ago
Murder is so much worse than rape. I would much rather be alive and know that I've been raped, than be dead.
The reason I believe that rape is worse than murder is because, when you're dead you're dead, but if you are raped, you have to deal with the aftermath of the rape which causes serious psychological harm to its victims.
Kiera wow that must be terrible... although ive never experienced it i agree, i think i would rather die then be raped.
As a young person (14 years) I was sexually abused by someone who used to be my friend (which is not even as bad as full rape) and I can tell you first hand that for the first year or so I would've much rather been dead then have to see him laughing with his friends (all girls) in my class and no-one understanding that he had done wrong, judging me for hating him (the poor "helpless" nerd). And I was miserable and angry and I just wanted to not exist. But I got help and made some friends and I have decided to forget (but not quite forgive). This isn't some sort of pity story, this is just me saying that yes, someone forcefully ending your life may be horrible and devastating, but also, having someone take away something so personal and having to relive that moment for the rest of your life can be just as bad because, unlike murder, the horror never really ends.
Is this for real? Rape > murder?! I have 4 friends who are rape victims, two of which endured repeated rape for a long period of time. And now, after putting it behind them, they're all happy. They're beautiful girls who smile almost every day, live meaningful lives, and they make a lot of people happy including me. What happened to them is awful, but it's definitely not the WORST thing that could happen to them. They could be disfigured, terminally ill, or 6 feet under the fucking GROUND.
Sure, rape is traumatizing, but murder doesn't give you a chance to get the fuck over it and live your life.
I completely agree with you Nicola. I have friends (keyword being "friends" as in multiple people) that have suffered the experience. It haunts them everyday and many times the perpetrator gets away with it so there is no comfort. Additionally for most of my friends that are victims they weren't believed by their very own parents for a very long time, so they had to suffer alone. I would much rather be tortured to death than live my life as a rape victim. I wouldn't be strong enough to withstand that sort of life but nor would I be strong to end that life. So out of the two horrors yes, I would much rather be murderer.
Murder is so much worse than rape. I would much rather be alive and know that I've been raped, than be dead.
The reason I believe that rape is worse than murder is because, when you're dead you're dead, but if you are raped, you have to deal with the aftermath of the rape which causes serious psychological harm to its victims.