Rape

Yea, there's definitely some psychological damage. There's psychological damage after having the shit kicked out of you too. The idea that someone violated you and you need to be different your entire life is more of an idea implanted by society rather than an innate one. You can, and many people do, move on. Given that, I see it as maybe slightly worse than assault with bodily injury. I mean, yes, someone crossed the boundary and did something to you that you didn't want them to. But really all they did was stick a body part in you when you objected. But if you stuck a finger in someone's ear, people wouldn't set out to lynch you. It's only if a penis enters the vagina. I really don't understand people's fascination with our reproductive organs. If we were to program society to consider their ears as "private parts" would there really be people who advocated the death penalty to anyone who went around sticking fingers in people's ears? I understand that there are potential dangers with rape, such as STDs or the risk of pregnancy. And in this way, yes, it's worse than sticking a finger in someone's ear. But what if we were to assume that these didn't exist. Would rape be less immoral then? Would it be less punishable by law then? For the sake of argument, lets say you're correct. Lets say that you are emotionally scarred your entire life once someone rapes you. How is this akin to murder? How is ending someone's life the same as changing, or scarring someone's life. There are a lot of things in life that will scar you forever, especially since such things are subjective. An adultress woman will scar you for life. Should she be punished by death? Life in prison? 25+ years? Being raised in a religious household which tells you to reject facts in favor of faith will scar you for life. Should those parents be serving time with convicted murderers? Being scarred for life is not the same as having your life ended.

The effects of being raped as well as murder also effects the familes around both familes that are involved, it's basically the same thing except one person usually lives, one does not.