Rapists Should Be Sentenced To Life In Prison

From the beginning of time, men have been taking advantage of women sexually and using them for enjoyment without consent. In the United States, nearly 300,000 women are raped annually and roughly 54% of rapists are never convicted (Chemaly). Those non-convicted men continue to run free, performing the same act over and over again. This means, more than five out of ten rape victims will have to live with the harsh memory of a man taking advantage of them sexually because their rapist never had any sort of punishment. However, if a rapist is sentenced to life in prison or death, the victim can rest knowing their abuser will never be able to lay hands on her or another woman again. And, if the rapist is ordered mandatory castration, maybe the victim will be able to sleep again knowing their rapist will feel the same pain he inflicted upon them. In the United States, men whom commit the unlawful act of rape are only assigned a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; this giving ex-prisoners a second chance at performing …show more content…
Therefore, life in prison, being put to death or losing one’s testicles are proper procedures of punishment for those convicted of rape. As shown in the 40-year-old case; the rapist was rightfully charged and sentenced to a life in prison, making him unable to lay a hand on his victim again. Following, the Kennedy vs. Louisiana case rapist Patrick Kennedy, is now sentenced to death, which makes it impossible for him to rape anyone. Thirdly, James Allan of Florida has been castrated for his actions, reducing his sexual desire and eliminating his sex life forever. Others may come to believe the punishment of sending one to prison for life, letting one burn in hell or castration is too harsh of a punishment for rape. Therefore, if there is a higher punishment, then it would reduce the number of convictions of rape in