Why are women often blamed for being raped?

satirecafe

they are only blamed by psycho extreme-rightists. no matter what anyone says, it is never the woman's fault if she gets raped.

celine8388

True what you say...Rape is all about CONTROL...most men and even women rape for that one reason..

Xen

A woman is never, NEVER at fault if she was the one assaulted! I don't care how she dressed. I don't care if she dropped an innuendo. This is not permission to grope her. The only person that lays blame with the woman, in my belief, is the man who committed the crime or a person capable of the crime.

jagerchick80

I totally agree. Everyone is responsible for their own actions. If a man can't contain himself, and rape someone, its on him, not her. She is just an innocent victim.

The Key Master

men run everything, look at how women have been and still are being treated. it would be nice if good men stood up for us. how many times have you heard of a woman being raped by multiple guys and 1 guy who didn't but didn't even care enough to intervene and help. how about the whole catholic church molestation scandal, terrible on all levels, but i wonder if the victims had been more female than male would there have been such an outrage? sadly i don't think so. rapist should have to suffer the same abuse as they inflict. see how they like getting something rammed inside of them that they didn't ask for

Han_dang

thats right. i tdoesnt matter if she is walking naked, noone has the right to touch her. most rapists use the way she dressed as a excuse to say "nature/instinct took over". any man who sees a pretty woman gets some type of reaction. but is never bad enough to rape someone.

coragryph

Because we live in a culture where people rarely hold anyone accountable for their actions. So, it's easy to blame someone else.

It's also a function of the rape laws. By the basic definition, a person can't be guilty of rape if the other person consents. So, the easiest defense to assert is consent. And under the law, consent may be either explicit or implied by conduct. So attacking the victim creates an opening where the defense may attempt to prove the rapist was acting under a belief of implied consent.

It's terrible. But it happens.

lilbabiegurl0707

its not the girl its the rapist they are mentally not all there

sweetiepi

I agree....what ever happened to NO means NO!

~Saratini~

luckily the law doesn't see it that way just people. no is no no matter how you dress or what state of mind you are in. respect the word no and go home and rub one off. i believe in chemical castration.

yeah

magerious

Yes it is a woman right to wear what she wants, say what she wants and not to get raped as a result.

The women are often blamed though, due to a surprising number of false claims and police reports filed by bitter, vengefully women. In New York city alone 23% of the rape cases opened were found to be false. These men who are falsely accused may never fully recover their lives. Many lose their wives, careers and most of their money defending themselves against a false claim and even if/when the win, the still are left with nothing.

It is important that you realize that rape, like any crime must be investigated fully, and that sometimes means attacking the story/conditions of the crime. It is a hard area because, it is (with exception to brutal attacks) almost entirely based on someone (the victim's) word over anothers (the accused).

When legal arguments are based solely on testimony then the attacks/allegations are that much more vehement.

firestarter

I think the trend is moving away from the old myths about rape. I guess it may be used as a legal tactic from the defense in a court of law. Rape is an act of control and aggression. There are many instances where the elderly and even infants have suffered. I agree that a woman should wear what she desires, but the truth remains that there are many disturbed men that would victimize a woman because of their twisted beliefs. Thank you for posting your question.

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