Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her.
Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NLT
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What I find most interesting about that passage is the way it's phrased as a punishment for the man. "If you rape a woman, your penalty is 50 bits and being forced to marry her against your will. And you can't divorce her ever. Oh, and since women are considered property, you must pay the fine to her legal owner, her father."
It's not outright stated, but the message is also inferred that this punishment is considered
beneficial to the victim. "Now that you've been violated, no respectable man will take you as a wife, so we'll hook you up with your attacker. Don't worry, he'll take care of you."