The study this article was written about was published in the British Journal of Criminology.  May I repeat - a criminology journal.  Yes, this is the kind of thinking that apparently goes on in the legal system, and suddenly it makes sense how horribly “alleged” rape victims are treated when they try to come forward.

I don’t know a single woman who hasn’t personally experienced some form of sexual violation.  And most of the time, at least part of the responsibility for the incident falls on the victim.  “Her skirt was too short.”  “Her heels were too high.”  “She drank too much.”

For the last time: it isn’t her short skirt, or the fact that she’s drunk that puts a women at risk for rape.  It’s the fact that she’s near a rapist. Period.