I would not say that those girls were “asking for it.” But any girl who goes into a locked room alone with a guy she hardly knows is incredibly stupid. If he forces himself on you, is it still rape? Of course. But there is nothing about the situation that can prevent him from raping you. All of your recourse is after the fact attempts to try to punish him and maybe prevent his repeat offense. But all of your efforts are hampered by the only two people who know the truth are telling different stories.
Girls or women should expect society to protect them. But if you go into a room alone with a guy you are making it impossible for society to prevent the rape.
If I drive into certain neighborhoods, unarmed, and with cash and crack in my car, I cannot expect the police to prevent the obvious outcome. Are the perps guilty of assault or murder? You bet. But I am nevertheless dead or maimed.
To use an example from the thread...if someone tapes $100 bills to their clothing and walks through the 'Hood, they'll still be victims, and the perps will still be the perps.
But I'll not be inclined to get worked up about it...in the least.
Seriously, the only thing I think is that there are two seriously stupid people (college students, go figure) and they both created a no-win situation.
Guys, college is not meant to be the opportunity to get your horndog on. Life and society are full of beartraps tripped by your sex drive. If you can't control it you will surely regret it.