Originally Posted by
DrPete
Engaging in high-risk behavior doesn't make the perp any less wrong. The "general opinion" is completely irrelevant--a woman has the right to not have a violent felony committed against her no matter what she's wearing.
My wife works in sexual assault prevention on a large college campus, and the number of women who get ***** is ridiculously shocking--the number of men who never see any consequences for it is even more nauseating. The "she was asking for it" culture goes well beyond walking through Central Park at 2 AM. Yes, the reality is that it's a bad idea, but the only one truly "wrong" is the man who takes advantage of that situation. And going back to your "general opinion" idea, there are plenty of frat boys whose brothers have the "general opinion" that drugging and gang raping women is perfectly OK, and that "if they don't want it, they shouldn't be hot." Yes, that's a real quote. Personally, I'd like to change that culture before my daughter has to grow up in it.
Bottom line is that if men didn't **** women, there'd be no women getting *****, even if women walked down the street completely naked.
Dr. Pete, how did you educate your daughter? Likely the same way I educated my 17 year old and will educate my 7 month old. You can't be UN-*****, you can't be UN-murdered. There is a Bill of Rights, but there also needs to be a "Bill of Responsibilities." We are devolving into a society (and maybe even a forum) where there are only rights, not responsibilities. The ultimate result is still undesirable.