Mauvepink.....I've been watching the endless repetition of the "victim should not be blamed for rape"

why does everybody keep repeating this like a mantra.
We are all agreed on that point.

You make a very good analogy with cancer and smoking.
Nobody "deserves to get cancer" full stop no argument.
With the information available today, a smoker who developes cancer, must shoulder a large slice of responsibility for causing the disease to to develope.

In some areas, that responsiblity is looked upon so seriously, that medical services are refusing to treat some patients who refuse to stop smoking.

We must all bear some responsibility for our own health and safety....anything else is sheer political dogma.