Now for crimes OTHER than rape we have "degrees" different levels of severity. For example with FIRST degree murder you are eligable in some states for the death penalty, for SECOND degree murder you cannot get death penalty but maybe life in prison, for MANSLAUGHTER (which is basically a lower degree of murder) you can get out in a few years, and even then it is divided into "voluntary" and "involuntary" and there is even a term "negligent homicide" which is what Mike Jackson's father is facing.
There is a lower level of kidnapping called "false imprisonment" and for drug crimes the sentence varies depending on quantity. For theft there is misdemeanor "petty theft" or "grand theft" and "grand larceny" depending on the value of what is stolen, candy bar from seven eleven you get probation steal a car you get state prison.
Yet these stupid feminists somehow think that all rape is EXACTLY THE SAME and they refuse to make distinctions between sickos like Philip Gerido who raped JC Dugard and various other monsters hiding in the bushes or gang rapists like the movie THE ACCUSED with people like the guy in this movie or someone (often a famous celebrity or pro athlete) in some kind of "he said she said" consent dispute where they went into a hotel room together and then she cries rape (like what happened to Mike Tyson).
This is already the case. Here is a list of a few of the things police, prosecutors and judges take into account when deciding which charges to bring against someone accused of rape, or when sentencing a convicted rapist:
whether the victim was a child
whether the victim was mentally incompetent
whether the victim was physically disabled
whether the victim was a relative, spouse, employee, student, patient, etc. of the rapist
whether a weapon was used against the victim
whether the victim was seriously physically injured
whether the victim was permanently physically injured
whether the victim was unconscious at the time of the rape
whether the victim was intoxicated at the time of the rape
if the victim was intoxicated, whether the rapist administered the drugs to the victim
if the rapist administered drugs to the victim, whether they did so without the victim's knowledge or consent
whether the rapist acted with another person or alone
whether the rape occurred during the commission of another crime
Details like these are considered in every jurisdiction. Someone who rapes an infant to death is punished more severely than someone who sexually imposes on their sleeping spouse. A rapist who beats their victim into senselessness faces a greater charge than a rapist who disguises themselves as their victim's significant other.
Also, not everyone who is charged or tried for the crime of sexual penetration of, or with, another person without that person's consent is charged with "rape." Some examples of other descriptions of this crime are "sexual battery," "sexual assault," "unlawful sexual penetration" and "criminal sexual contact." Depending on the specifics of the case, the accused person can be charged with either a felony or a misdemeanor. Every jurisdiction recognizes different degrees and classes of sexual crimes.
Here is a list of a few states in which a person can be convicted of the crime of "first degree rape" or "rape in the first degree":
Washington:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.44New York:
http://www.slc.edu/offices-services/security/assault/Penal_Law.htmlMaryland:
http://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2010/criminal-law/title-3/subtitl e-3/
Oregon:
http://www.lawserver.com/law/state/oregon/or-statutes/oregon_statutes_ chapter_163_5
Delaware:
http://law.justia.com/codes/delaware/2012/title11/c005/sc02/There are also many different kinds of punishment a convicted rapist can receive. Sometimes the rapist is simply ordered to refrain from all contact with their victim. Sometimes they are placed on house arrest. Sometimes they are placed on probation and made to undergo counseling. Sometimes they are fined. Sometimes they are hospitalized. Sometimes they are put in jail for months. Sometimes they are put in prison for years. It really does vary.
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