A large fraction of rapists know the victim or are even related, and a large number of rapes are actually unreported. But you make sense. The pragmatic problem with the death penalty for rape is that it gives the rapist much more incentive to kill his victim. Pretty much the same problem with draconian, measures like a life sentence. I favor harsh punishment for rape, short of life, in order to protect the lives of rape victims.
Precisely. You just explained what I think way better than I said.