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Same goes for rape victims

Laura — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:09:32 +0000

In reply to It’s your own damned fault if you get murdered

Same goes for rape victims then. It's his / her own fault. Ooo and Jews... That was all on them... not hitler. They must have been too "un-godly" Or just too slutty.

"thus, many victims of murder will not go to the authorities" or "too ashamed".... Lol!

god, I wonder if there are actually people that think this load'o balls.

All good points. Mr. Wolfrum.

acanuck — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:28:12 +0000

In reply to It’s your own damned fault if you get murdered

All good points. Mr. Wolfrum. Few acknowledge that the vast majority of murders are really consensual. How's a would-be killer to know his alleged victim's screams of "No" or "Stop" are anything more than cries of passion? In our system of justice, the benefit of a doubt should go to the accused.

At the risk of ruining a good

Nebton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:55:32 +0000

In reply to It’s your own damned fault if you get murdered

At the risk of ruining a good parody, I think it is important to point out steps that one can take to avoid being murdered. (For sake of being a wuss, I'm going to mostly stick with the parodied issue instead of the issue being parodied.) I'm definitely no expert, but some ideas spring to mind:

Make yourself aware of what areas experience higher-than-normal rates of murder.
*Let someone know when you'll be at certain locations.
*Don't travel alone if you can avoid it.
Don't get into strangers cars without a damn good reason and without a safety plan.
*Be aware of your surroundings.
*Act confidently.

Items marked with an asterisk are especially important if you're in an area with higher-than-normal rates of murder, but are never a bad idea. Obviously, these ideas apply to other crimes as well. I mention this because while I never want to blame the victim, I do want to try to prevent others from becoming victims.