http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6938825.stm
I read this news report earlier and was shocked by these statistics. I find it hard to believe that whilst "The survey showed the vast majority of people in Scotland believe rape victims are never responsible for the crime 27% said if a woman was drunk she was partly to blame, while the proportion was 26% if the woman was wearing revealing clothing.
Almost a third - 32% - told researchers it was partly a woman's fault if she was flirting, while almost a fifth said she may be to blame if she has had many sexual partners.
Is it really true that if a woman is raped that she can held partly responsible because of what she was wearing or that she was flirting or had been drinking?
I think the results of this survey are truly shocking and can fully understand why women do not come forward to report a rape or sexual attack.
Are these findings typical? Surely not.