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Originally Posted by robot_parade
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.
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This argument only works if women in sexy clothing are more likely to be raped, which is simply not the case. Either way, the responsibility for an assault is 100% the perpetrator's. A woman should be able to walk down the street in her underwear if she wanted, and not worry about being touched, because the responsibility is on others to not harm people, not on the victims.
It makes sense to practice risk avoidance, like staying in well-lit, populated areas with other people around, but in the end, crime is the fault of criminals and nobody else. If you believe otherwise, you are an apologist for criminals and passively endorse their actions.