Frustrations Cannot Make A Wrong Right Hypocritical Victory A Woman Who Made Bad Decisions Suffered The Consequences.

Should women ever share responsibility for rape?

Ain’t life a bitch? You’re trying to get to work on a snowy day and somebody in a four-wheel-drive goes barreling by, covering your windshield with slush. You slide into a ditch and the four-wheeler keeps on going. It’s truly frustrating when people are not held accountable for their actions. Or, you lose a career advancement opportunity to a minority person. This person makes mistakes that you know you could not get away with in your job, but isn’t held accountable for those mistakes. It’s a double standard and it’s truly frustrating. Finally, the frustration turns to anger and common sense gets lost in the fury. That is exactly what this debate is about.

A woman got drunk at a party and took off her clothes. She danced in a provocative manner, teasing men and earning the scorn of other women. She later left the party with two men and went to their dorm room. There, she was held by one man and undressed by another. Then she was raped.

Finally, a victory for the truly frustrated. A woman who made bad decisions suffered the consequences. If she hadn’t tempted those men she wouldn’t have been raped. The violent conduct of the men was her fault. Isn’t that right?

No, it’s not right. Even if the woman walked naked through the room, she shouldn’t have been raped. However, the twisted logic of the truly frustrated demands that people be held accountable for their actions, yet decries the consequences when they occur.

In this case, the truly frustrated say, no one deserves to be raped, BUT … And that BUT is exactly where this argument falls apart. BUT WHAT?

The ultimate accountability for this woman’s sexually suggestive behavior occurred when she was raped by the men she teased. The truly frustrated applaud the fact that she was held accountable for her actions but condemn the rape. The word “hypocrite” quickly comes to mind.

This woman has admitted that she made a mistake. She embarrassed herself and earned the scorn of her friends. That should have been the end of the whole sordid situation. But because two men couldn’t control themselves, a rape occurred. And the truly frustrated race to defend the rapists with a “devil made me do it” argument. They confuse political correctness with compassion and look for excuses for their own abhorrent behavior. Give me a break.

, DataTimes MEMO: See opposing view under the headline: Act provocatively and you provoke

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