BiblicalAtheist
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The Lonious Monk;9090619 said:BiblicalAtheist ;9090594 said:Is it really MY fault if I forgot to lock my doors and someone steals my stuff? No it's not my fault. I didn't make them take my stuff without permission. And I should not be made to feel guilty(dumb ass didn't lock your door), and I shouldn't be charged with neglect of my personal property. It is not right to punish people for the actions of another. Yeah I should have locked my door, but it doesn't make it my fault I was robbed.
It's weird that we do try and punish or at least make people feel bad that they didn't protect themselves better against criminals, like we have some control over the actions of someone else.
The problem is that they are two different things.
If a chick gets blacked out drunk and gets raped, there are two facts that can be pointed out.
One, the chick blacking out was instrumental in her being assaulted.
Two, the person that assaulted her was wrong and is a criminal.
Now reasonable people should be able to take two things away from the incident.
One, it would be prudent for females (and males) to not let themselves get to the point where they cannot defend themselves in any way.
Two, the rapist should go to jail.
The problem is, you get a lot of people arguing about shit and stuff starts to get crossed. Suddenly, it a suggestion for how women might prevent something happening to them in the future become a criticism against the women who had those things happen to them.
No we can't say 'because you didn't adequately protect yourself(or even take measures), you're partially at fault'. House is being used here as a euphemism for body. Good behaving people, going about their life, doing things they enjoy are not instrumental in the criminal acts others decide to do against them.