Just another example of the victim being blamed.
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=860222006
Blaming the victim really, really ticks me off. Women should be able to do whatever the frig they want without fear of being attacked.
I hired a friend of a friend to do some work on my house some years ago. My friend told me about how this guy had stolen from his parents.
The guy ends up stealing some things from me. My friend's reaction implied that I was at fault because she had told me about him stealing.
That made me crazy. I told her that in no way, shape or form am I at fault. I simply gave the guy a chance to make some money. It was HE that stole from me and it is HE that is 100%, I repeat, 100% responsible.
That person selected the items he wanted, picked up and carried these same items out of my house. There is not a single solitary thing I did to cause that. That is a decision that he made all on his own. Similarly, a person makes the decision to rape someone entirely on his own. Being drunk, just like wearing tight clothing, does not cause rape and trusting someone does not cause them to steal.
I understand this doesn't raise to the level of rape but it makes my blood boil when victims of any kind are blamed.
Certainly we should do everything we can to protect ourselves. However, the perpetrator is no less guilty because you are able to fend him off. I don't believe in equating vulnerability with cupability.
It is in a person's best interest to protect themselves but not doing so does not mean they share the responsibility for the crime.
A stupid message like this will only make women less likely to report the crime if they had been drinking. The bozos will think this means the number of rape cases has dropped and their warning message worked.
Women are NEVER to blame for rape. Have I told you how crazy this makes me?
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=860222006
Blaming the victim really, really ticks me off. Women should be able to do whatever the frig they want without fear of being attacked.
I hired a friend of a friend to do some work on my house some years ago. My friend told me about how this guy had stolen from his parents.
The guy ends up stealing some things from me. My friend's reaction implied that I was at fault because she had told me about him stealing.
That made me crazy. I told her that in no way, shape or form am I at fault. I simply gave the guy a chance to make some money. It was HE that stole from me and it is HE that is 100%, I repeat, 100% responsible.
That person selected the items he wanted, picked up and carried these same items out of my house. There is not a single solitary thing I did to cause that. That is a decision that he made all on his own. Similarly, a person makes the decision to rape someone entirely on his own. Being drunk, just like wearing tight clothing, does not cause rape and trusting someone does not cause them to steal.
I understand this doesn't raise to the level of rape but it makes my blood boil when victims of any kind are blamed.
Certainly we should do everything we can to protect ourselves. However, the perpetrator is no less guilty because you are able to fend him off. I don't believe in equating vulnerability with cupability.
It is in a person's best interest to protect themselves but not doing so does not mean they share the responsibility for the crime.
A stupid message like this will only make women less likely to report the crime if they had been drinking. The bozos will think this means the number of rape cases has dropped and their warning message worked.
Women are NEVER to blame for rape. Have I told you how crazy this makes me?
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