[HollyB]

Or they are just barbaric and want to cause violence to women and children

I highly doubt that a rapist (outside of war) is trying to just pass his genes along. He’s committing an act of violence just as is done when at war.

[bert]

A rapist is never consciously trying to pass on genes.

A rapist is driven by lust. Lust is the instinctive need to procreate.

In civilized societies, we disdain uncontrolled lust and try to contain rape, even in war time.