Hey, ladies, don't want to get raped? Dallas Police Chief David Brown has some advice for you:
“We’re needing to create a message to the victims of these types of crimes...related to, you know, first date, second date, someone you don’t know that well, but you’re at a club, you have a little bit too much to drink, having friends or someone help watch you, and maybe have someone that doesn’t drink in the group.”
Right. So, as usual, when it comes to rape, it's the victim's fault. Maybe she drinks too much. Maybe she dresses the wrong way. If only we could get the message out to women to be more careful, they wouldn't be attacked.
Why is Chief Brown offering this sage advice? Because reports of rape in Dallas have increased 25 percent this year. And naturally, the problem is the women -- those sloppy drunks at the clubs who wouldn't get raped if only they were more careful. Because we all know that when women are raped, it's their fault.
Well, Chief Brown, here's some advice for you if you want to combat the rape problem in your city: stop perpetuating the myth that victims are to blame for rape, and figure out how to get the message out to would-be criminals. That would be a hell of a start.
(h/t Shelby Knox)