As a late zoomer, I agree with you 100%. Whilst it’s reasonable to advise that people take precautions and know the risks, there’s way too many people that are on the side of “Oooo uh, shouldn’t have taken nudes!”.
There are way too many crimes that are so common nowadays that the victim just gets flippantly blamed for not looking out for themselves better.
Trying to give a more relatable example for the incels, how would you feel if you’d got a nice hefty bikelock, locked your bike up against a bike stand, and you come back an hour later to find that someone’s picked and stolen it? You knew the risks of leaving a bike unattended, you took what you thought were good enough precautions and it still got stolen. Is it your fault? Should you have just walked? Why did you even leave the house?
As a late zoomer, I agree with you 100%. Whilst it’s reasonable to advise that people take precautions and know the risks, there’s way too many people that are on the side of “Oooo uh, shouldn’t have taken nudes!”. There are way too many crimes that are so common nowadays that the victim just gets flippantly blamed for not looking out for themselves better.
Trying to give a more relatable example for the incels, how would you feel if you’d got a nice hefty bikelock, locked your bike up against a bike stand, and you come back an hour later to find that someone’s picked and stolen it? You knew the risks of leaving a bike unattended, you took what you thought were good enough precautions and it still got stolen. Is it your fault? Should you have just walked? Why did you even leave the house?