06-07-2016, 04:20 PM
(06-07-2016, 04:15 PM)Benton Wrote: But you led with "But does the girl shoulder any responsibility for getting herself so stupidly drunk?"
And that answer is, no. Why? Because if you take out "so stupidly drunk" and insert "going to a party" it's still blaming the victim. "If you take out "so stupidly drunk" and insert "into a situation with a guy she didn't know" it's still blaming the victim. If you take out "so stupidly drunk" and insert "all dressed up around horny guys" it's still blaming the victim.
Whether she was drunk or not drunk, in a bad place or a safe one, dressed attractively or wearing sweat pants, whatever — a guy doesn't have the right to have sex with her without her consenting. That's what it all boils down to.
I am not debating that the guy was wrong. But do you think the rape would have occurred if she had been totally sober and had all her wits about her? Or at least, would it have been as likely? I don't know many people that are not aware that bad things can happen to you if you don't control your urges to drink and get blackout drunk.
