QUOTE(Usurper @ Sep 5 2007, 01:33 PM) 
Because we all know that "different" always means "right", in case you didn't know.
The reason we're saying that murder is worse is that no one recovers from murder, whereas many strong people have recovered from rape. When comparing two terrible events, the first thing we must consider the mortality rate, which is obviously 100% in the case of murder. Yes, there are things worse than death, but not things that thousands of people get over. Millions of people get raped in their lifetimes, and that's not exactly correlating to mass suicide, so we're okay.
I'm not really sure what that first sentence is supposed to mean.
And even in your little definition there you're saying that strong people have recovered from rape. It's different to different people, dudicus. Not necessarily because they are strong or weak, but because they have different perspectives.
Also, why are you comparing the mortality rates? One thing is death, and the other is life. What the hell is that supposed to prove?
Also, the suicide idea with rape has already been brought up and shot down. Having something happen to you and then dying isn't the same as just dying. There are a lot of people who would rather die than be raped, but that doesn't mean they want to do both.