Neither of those definitions disagree with me. I mean, if you read it with your apparently biblical bent, then &quot;treating people equally&quot; probably means the rapist should be raped and killed. But no sane society thinks that&#x27;s a good idea.<p>&quot;Just or appropriate&quot; doesn&#x27;t actually say <i>anything</i> about what should be done in a case of rape+murder. Who&#x27;s to say life in prison is appropriate? I don&#x27;t think it is. It&#x27;s a waste. The young lady wasn&#x27;t put in a hellish environment for a lifetime. And what do we as a society gain by wasting money on prisoners for exactly zero return on investment? We&#x27;re basically punishing ourselves to spend that money. Better to wait until the problem is solved (i.e. we don&#x27;t think they&#x27;ll do it again) and let them out where they can do something useful.