"Women shouldn't have to do things to help prevent it." Why not? We expect people of both genders to take steps to prevent becoming the victim of every other kind of crime. What's different about this one?
Well, yeah. Honesly I don't really believe that. It's such a common phrase and I suppose it means in a perfect world.
I don't really understand it, you just can't expect the perpetrator of a crime to take responsibility and prevent it from happening. That doesn't make any sense.
I got into a debate about this a few years ago on LJ and I can't remember the terms I used, but let's say it was "guilt" and "responsibility". If you get stabbed trying to pick up drugs in London Fields, you aren't "guilty", but you are "responsible" for the actions that led up to you getting stabbed. Equally, getting into unlicensed cabs, walking alone at night, taking insufficient precautions with someone you meet over the internet - etc.
Regarding the recent "Slut March" in Toronto, however, I can see both sides. What the policeman should have said was, "be aware that if you dress in a sexual manner then statistically you are putting yourself at greater risk". What he said, of course, was idiotic, but it was so obvious what he was trying to say that I didn't really see the point in marching over it. With alcohol and friends, the "guilt" is the person who let themselves get that drunk, but it is still our responsibility to look after our friends when they are vulnerable.
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Why not? We expect people of both genders to take steps to prevent becoming the victim of every other kind of crime. What's different about this one?
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I don't really understand it, you just can't expect the perpetrator of a crime to take responsibility and prevent it from happening. That doesn't make any sense.
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Regarding the recent "Slut March" in Toronto, however, I can see both sides. What the policeman should have said was, "be aware that if you dress in a sexual manner then statistically you are putting yourself at greater risk". What he said, of course, was idiotic, but it was so obvious what he was trying to say that I didn't really see the point in marching over it. With alcohol and friends, the "guilt" is the person who let themselves get that drunk, but it is still our responsibility to look after our friends when they are vulnerable.
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