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Just because you put some blame on the victim does not mean you are victim blaming. Victims are not always 100% responsibility free. Bank tellers are often ins
by freehunter 11y ago
Just because you put some blame on the victim does not mean you are victim blaming. Victims are not always 100% responsibility free.
Bank tellers are often instructed to comply with the demands of a robber. If the teller instead sets off the alarm, locks the doors, and tries to fight the robber and the teller gets shot, sure, the teller is the victim and the robber should not have shot the teller. But the teller was also taking an unnecessary risk by trying to fight the robbery. If the teller had handed over the money, chances are the robber would have taken it and left without anyone getting hurt.
That is not victim blaming, that is stating the facts. People can take steps to minimize their risk of becoming a victim. If they do not take those steps and as a result are injured in some way, it's prudent to explain how they could have avoided the negative outcome.
Don't shoot down passenger planes flying over your war. But also, don't fly passenger planes over an active warzone.