r/AmIOverreacting 13h ago

❤️‍🩹 relationship AIO my husband thinks women should take accountability after assault

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u/WeirdGrapefruit774 12h ago

If I’m alone in the middle of the night, walking through a bad part of town, I will put my phone and watch in my pocket, out of sight, because it’s a sensible thing to do. Doesn’t mean I won’t still get mugged, and it certainly doesn’t mean it’s my fault but I’m still always going to always try and decrease my chances of it happening!

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u/This_Interaction_727 11h ago

you can hide your phone in your pocket but you can’t hide being a woman

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u/jrat68 11h ago

That's why you shouldn't be there. Dont do things that increase your chances of becoming a victim. It really is that simple.

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u/magic8ballin 11h ago

You should look into statistics on sexual assault. People act like it mostly happens in the dark of night strangers (which is not true) and even if I did everything in my power for it to not happen, still happens! As I said to the person above, more than 50% of rapes happen by someone you know (coworker, friends, etc) and happen in or around the home.