Another raaaaaaaaaape!!!

[Jenny A]

MTL,

I can play the rape victim card too.  So? It gives neither of us more authority any more than mugging victims have more authority about mugging, which is against the law. Please don't enter a bad neighborhood late at night looking prosperous and carrying cash. If you do, don't follow a young man into an alley,  and don't flash your cash. I'd still want to jail the guy who robs you, but I wouldn’t make you a poster child for educating people so they won't rob others.

Jenny,

I don't think you read my entire post.

I weighed in as a rape victim, so, in part, I could say the exact same thing you just said:

Encouraging young women to be street-smart and wise and keep themselves safe
doesn't mean I'm blaming them for the rape.

Not the way I read it but I agree.  Rape is rape,  but playing it safe is a damnedgood idea.