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Re: Ben Rothlesberger's Rape Case - January 21st 2012, 11:12 PM

Victim blaming [n]
Ways of thinking about the causes of criminal victimization which seek explanations from the individual victim’s conduct and the victim’s relationship with the offender, rather than looking for wider social factors which help to explain victimization. In the context of police investigations, victim blaming can take the form of disbelieving the victim’s report of a crime being committed, or giving some types of incident lower priority on the grounds that the victim is less deserving than others.

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she's a horrible person for allowing him to walk away innocent without a fight and potentially rape another person.


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