"Well if not responsible for the crime(Mr McGrath has explained why this cannot be so)...Is she not responsible for her own safety? "

We all have to be resposible for our own safety if we have the mental capacity to do so. Some people do not and they have special protections in law. However, no-one should be raped because of being irresponsible. Irresponsiblity is not a crime in the main and if it were a lot of us would be in jail at some time in our life.

Neglecting personal safety should not detract from the crime of rape. Rape is one and same no matter how it is committed. Rape is the crime. The victim should not be made to feel responsible for it in any way. I am sure many rape victims spend a lot of time thinking they should have sone something different before they were raped. That does not mean they are guilty in any way and it is typical of victims to look for reasons to blame themselves often for what happened to them.

What they do not need is others, who have no idea what went on, pointing fingers and being all moralistic.

ALL rape victims have the same thing in common. They were raped. Only the circumstances differ that lead up to it. No, they are not responsible for being raped even if they have let their guard down a bit.

IMHO

mp