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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 6869193" data-attributes="member: 3400">That may be being a little dismissive of the trauma of being mugged. I won't equate it with being sexually assaulted, but people can and do often come away with significantly more trauma than simply having to cancel a credit card, particularly when the mugging is violent.Actually, in many cases, I'd say we do chide mugging victims for walking through the wrong areas, burglary victims for not keeping their homes locked, and many people are advised to avoid buying cars in colors that more often get stolen. But in all of those cases, we're still mostly clear, as a society, that it's the crime perpetrator who is solely to blame even if the victim could have exercised a little more security consciousness. That's where we fall down on dealing with sexual harassment and sexual violence - we should be able to teach and advise people on how to reduce their chances of being a victim without being accused of blaming the victim - but we have to actually stop blaming the victim before we can reach that point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="billd91, post: 6869193, member: 3400"] That may be being a little dismissive of the trauma of being mugged. I won't equate it with being sexually assaulted, but people can and do often come away with significantly more trauma than simply having to cancel a credit card, particularly when the mugging is violent. Actually, in many cases, I'd say we [b]do[/b] chide mugging victims for walking through the wrong areas, burglary victims for not keeping their homes locked, and many people are advised to avoid buying cars in colors that more often get stolen. But in all of those cases, we're still mostly clear, as a society, that it's the crime perpetrator who is solely to blame even if the victim could have exercised a little more security consciousness. That's where we fall down on dealing with sexual harassment and sexual violence - we should be able to teach and advise people on how to reduce their chances of being a victim without being accused of blaming the victim - but we have to actually stop blaming the victim before we can reach that point. [/QUOTE]

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