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Posted by discocrisco01 in General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010)
Mon Feb 15th 2010, 05:45 PM
From ABC

"More than half (54 per cent) of women questioned in a survey thought rape victims should in some cases bear responsibility for their attack.

One in eight thought that dancing provocatively, flirtatious behaviour, or wearing revealing clothing made them partly to blame.

More women than men also thought that dressing sexily made the victim accountable for the assault.

The online poll of 1,061 men and women in London, called Wake Up To Rape, was carried out for Haven, which runs three sexual assault referral centres in the capital.

A fifth of the women said the victim was partly responsible if they went back to the assailant's house and a 10th said taking a drink from a stranger had unforeseen consequences.

Twenty per cent of women surveyed said they would not report a rape to police, with half of those citing shame or embarrassment as a reason.

Experts said the findings supported anecdotal evidence that a prevalent "blame culture" among women stopped them coming forward.

"Unfortunately, women have bought into the idea that sometimes the rape victim is to blame. Under no circumstances is a woman at fault for being raped," said Dr Jan Welch, clinical director at one of the Haven centres.

My comment: How cruel are these ladies. Men have to learn hold their hormones and when a woman says "no, it means "no".
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