It sure is easier, no?!
They should have known better.
They could have prevented it.
They should stop feeling victimised.
Waht else can we tell them...?!
I do appreciate your point of view, but I want you to consider this.
The issue is one of action and reaction. Is the violent act an action (i.e. provoked by the aggressor), or a reaction (consequent to some provocation by the victim).
When I re-read your question, I found it subtly loaded, supported by your words in the Description. You "suggested", albeit inadvertently, that the victim is perceived to have had a hand in provoking the act, which probably made many of those who responded subconsciously gravitate to the reaction interpretation above.
Perhaps if your question were worded as follows, this inadvertent bias among the responders might not have occurred.
"Should the victim always be blamed?" (That's it, no more.)
Think about it, SapphicHeart.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at October 21, 2016 1:21 AM MDT