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The findings of the poll, conducted for the Home Office, also disclosed about a quarter of people believe that wearing sexy or revealing clothing should lead to a woman being held partly responsible for being raped or sexually assaulted.
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Well....I could see how the answer to this might hinge on a person's definition of 'responsible'...
If I dress in an expensive suit, go to a bad, bad part of town, and start throwing money around in a seedy bar, then get mugged, am I responsible? I could see some people answering 'yes'. I would say not responsible, but stupid.
There are probably some rapes that could have been avoided if the woman in question hadn't been similarly 'stupid'. I don't think she's responsible. I don't think rape should ever happen to anyone. But, if you put yourself in a dangerous situation, and something bad happens...
Now, I would guess that a vanishingly small percentage of rapes occur in situations like I've described. Most women aren't stupid. But I can sortof see where some people would answer this question in the affirmative.