NRA: Burden of preventing rape is on the victim. Carry a gun. [View all]

[DetlefK]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/03/31/nra-news-host-lectures-college-students-burden/203099

Excerpts:
"According to Edwards, "it is the truth that if you are the victim of violent crime or the victim of an attempted violent crime, it is not the patriarchy that puts the burden on you to defend yourself, it is not rigid gender roles, it is -- it's a fact of life.""

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"Noting that guns increase the risk of homicide in domestic violence situations, the Tar Heel concluded that "[t]o reduce sexual assault, focus should be maintained on preventative programs that challenge rigid gender roles and promote healthy relationships as well as intervention trainings..."

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"In particular, Edwards took issue with the Tar Heel's argument that telling women that they should carry guns to prevent sexual assault places the "burden" of preventing such attacks on those women. Edwards repeatedly argued that the "burden" of stopping all violent crimes -- including sexual assault -- was in fact on the victim.

Addressing the Tar Heel's editorial board, Edwards said, "And I hate to tell the editors here of The Daily Tar Heel, but the burden of stopping that assault is not going to be on the person committing that assault, not at that moment in time, the burden of stopping that assault is on the victim, it is on the victim.""

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"Edwards again returned to the student newspaper and scoffed at its suggestion that "the burden is on the attacker not to attack people," stating, "Great, OK, that's fine. In that case we are going to be dealing with the legal system, the criminal justice system. Because once that individual has decided to engage in that violent crime you can send them to the 'Encounter Workshop' right? You can let them sit down in a 'Safe Space' and talk with others about their feelings, that won't stop that crime that is occurring right then and there.""



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Sooooo, I hope that clears it up for the ladies. Once the crime has started, the attacker is no longer responsible for stopping the crime. That responsibility is on the victim. So carry a gun. Because teaching people that rape is wrong is a waste of time because it won't stop the crime after it has started.



It seems to me, the NRA has a problem understanding the whole concept of crime-prevention.