Board Thread:Off-Topic/@comment-29562949-20171205081943/@comment-1465604-20171207165315

Master Hydraffe wrote: FallenAngelII wrote:

Also, I very clearly stated why "abuse is abuse" doesn't qualify here. Sexual abuse is much worse than physical abuse in society's eyes. As it should be. No it shouldn't. Abuse is abuse -- whether it's sexual or physical shouldn't change that the person got abused. A rape victim suffers, just as a domestic violence victim does. Comparing their plight to determine how much respect we should give either victim gets us nowhere.

I'm sorry, did I say anything about respect? This discussion is not about what society should give the victims but how society treats the perpetrators. And the perpetrator of a rape is treated much worse than the perpetrator of a slap (or, in Chris Brown's case, a beatdown), as it should. Because countless studies show that the repercussions from a rape on a victim are much worse than the repercussions of a "normal" assault.