3 months for Rape

[Benton]

(06-07-2016, 04:16 PM)Beaker Wrote: I don't blame you for that. But I do put some responsibility on your shoulders if you get stupid, fall down drunk and get beaten and robbed. Remember, I'm not coming at this saying the girl should be blamed. I'm simply asking if she bears any responsibility.  Like I said, I am viewing this from a parent's perspective with a daughter who is about to go off to college. I have had talks with her about not putting herself into dangerous situations. If I had a son, I would have the same talk with him. Both sexes face different dangers. women can be raped, men robbed and beaten....both can be murdered. I think common sense needs to come into play. I think awareness needs to come into play. I think reality needs to come into play. The stanford kid was wrong for doing what he did. He was one of those people who took advantage of a person in a weakened state.

I think where the disconnect is blame is responsibility. You're essentially saying "she shouldn't be blamed... but should she be blamed?"

And most people in this thread are saying, no. She shouldn't. That doesn't mean she made good decisions, but that's irrelevant to the fact that, no, she shouldn't be blamed for being sexually assaulted.