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- From: hacksaw@cellar.org (Hacksaw)
- Newsgroups: talk.rape
- Subject: Critisizing the victim?
- Message-ID: <VwuLoB2w164w@cellar.org>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 04:42:06 GMT
- Sender: bbs@cellar.org (The Cellar BBS)
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- I agree that one never asks to be raped, and that it is never the victim's
- fault. But, in some cases, I believe too much sympathy is given to the
- victim; she comes out looking like a saint. Is it wrong to critisize her
- too?
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- I'll make this analogy. A guy owns and expensive car and is naive enough
- to bring it into a the city. He locks the car, and goes off to do his
- business. Ten seconds later the car is gone. No doubt there was a crime
- committed here, and he didn't ask for it to be committed. We look at this
- guy as an idiot for bringing such a nice car into a high-crime area.
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- I tend to look at some rape victims as "idiots" for putting themselves
- into a situation. The girl, half-drunk, going into a guys apartment late
- at night. The girl walking down a dark street wearing clothes that leave
- nothing to the imagination. These are some instances that come to mind.
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- Any comments?
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