Not exactly. Blaming a woman for being raped after she was drugged makes as much sense as blaming a homeowner for being robbed.
You punish the offender for the crime, not blame the victim.
“Not exactly. Blaming a woman for being raped after she was drugged makes as much sense as blaming a homeowner for being robbed.”
Interesting, just yesterday I was pounding my oldest kid about the key steps to take to keep from having his house robbed (no, he doesn’t have a house yet...but hopefully he will). He could leave the door unlocked, put an ad in the paper and tell (potential) robbers that he will prosecute them if they lay a finger on my house...but I doubt it would help much (to say the least).
Same thing when driving a car. I had an accident once when it was more than obvious that it was the other guy’s fault (and no one ever contested that). He pulled straight out in front of me from a stop sign at a “Tee” intersection. I spent 3 weeks trying to figure out what I did wrong, and I finally concluded that my car didn’t have Daytime Running Lights (i.e., headlights on during the day), so I wired them in to two of my cars - the next car in that situation will at least see me.
Yes, rape is different - but I seriously doubt there ANY mom or dad in this country (or any other country) that has not told her daughter to be careful (in one way or another) when she goes out. After all...isn’t that implying that the girl does indeed have some control over it...and if so, then it’s not as black and white as you want others to believe.
One other thing...if you read my post, you’ll see it was a general statement. I didn’t blame the victim, in that case.
Now in the case of reporter Laura Logan, who dives into a enraged mob in Egypt dressing like she’s going to play in Manhattan, I sure as heck did blame her. Why? Because it is a different country, with a different set of rules. And she sure as heck should have known better - and trying punish and shame the guys that attack her was (obviously) not going to work over there. So, yes, there are times that I meet your complaint.