yes, it is both ways, in some cases, and in no case does the crime victim bear responsibility for what the criminal chose to do. But for their own actions and loss suffered.
Heres an example, a drunk/stoned mother passed out, didn't lock the door and her 3 year old got outside because they were not supervised.
A kidnapper took the child when it was seen wandering alone.
So does the mother bear responsibility for the kidnap? no, but
Does she bear responsibility for the loss of her child? you bet.
If she had not been irresponsible and neglectful, her child would be at home.
get it?
She didnt cause the kidnapper to act, she didnt ask for it, but because of her own actions, she suffers and causes her own child to suffer.
And she would be guilty of negligence indeed, and prosecuted for it. A few months ago, where I live, a baby was found crawling down the street in the middle of a rain storm. The grandmother unknowingly left the screen door loose and it crawled out. She panicked, searched everywhere and even called to report the baby missing. Thankfully, a family driving down the road found the precious thing and took it to the authorities.
As much as she loved the little one, she was still negligent and as far as I know, she is going to jail. Of course she isn't a victim but she was negligent and carries the blame for it. If you blame a rape victim for making a bad choice, then you are saying that they were negligent to their own safety. She's an accomplice by default if she carries any blame in this. Are you ok with punishing rape victims as well as the rapists? If not, then at best the victim just made a bad choice but IS NOT to blame for the decision to perform the rape itself and should not be blamed for her choice.
Another way to look at it. If I live in an area where car thefts are common, should I not import an exotic sports car because of it? Should my rights be limited by what the criminals are doing? No, I have every right to import that car and enjoy what I've worked hard for. A woman has the right to party and dress how she wants without having to live in fear of what some violent criminal may do to her for it.
Rapists are just terrorists under a different name. If a woman has to live her life in fear of them in order to not be blamed for what they might do, or in order to not be persecuted for her actions, then she herself is giving into terrorists. We cannot blame victims for their choices, at all and if we do that only makes them an accomplice.
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