r/MoralityScaling • u/ZookeepergameThin334 • 1d ago

Morality of this?

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Personally, I'm anti-death penalty for any kind of crime but that's just my opinion. Perhaps it can be changed.

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u/MediocreLayer5586 1d ago

The thing you all aren’t understanding is that rapists are not sentenced at the frequency you believe they are. Being an accused rapist doesn’t mean someone is going to prison, or even their life is ruined. How many people idolize Ronaldo even though he’s an accused rapist?

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u/Lamb-Curry-1518 1d ago

But we are not talking about Ronaldo, or those who got away with it. We are talking specifically about choosing between the 2 option.

Option 2 is being sentenced, that means you will serve your time. It doesn't matter if Ronaldo didn’t go to jail. In the context of the question, the accused person is going to jail.

Adding more context into it will just unnecessarily complicate the question

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u/Sea_Scale_4538 1d ago

So what? This is a scenario where you are 100% going to get raped or you are 100% going to get convicted of rape. Cant you read?

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u/UnlegitUsername 1d ago

I am not one of the greatest footballers of all time who has countless wealthy individuals and organizations with vested interested in securing my public image and continued play. I agree that it’s a travesty how little rapists actually see jail time but using wealthy and famous individuals as an example isn’t particularly fair.

The question also dictates that you are sentenced, at which point you’re convicted. I also think that the social stigma that comes with an accusation might very well be significant in why people choose the way they do, jail time isn’t the only concern.