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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A woman was stabbed while jogging near Logan Circle last night. The report said that she was waiting to cross 11th and P St. when three men attacked her. She died.

It happened before 8:00PM. That's really not late, especially in such a popular dining neighborhood. There would have been plenty of people around. [b]Be safe out there, ladies. [/b]

https://wjla.com/news/local/woman-stabbed-in-logan-circle
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Are you suggesting that this woman who was killed was doing something unsafe?[/quote]

Oh please shut the hell up. We all know what was meant.[/quote]

I am not the OP, but I'm guessing that what was meant was: be careful not to do stuff that gets you murdered, ladies.

There are major problems with that kind of thinking.

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Oh and pray tell, what would those problems be?[/quote]

Well, for starters:

- you don't get yourself murdered. Someone murders you.
- one person's control over another person's actions is very limited
- there is a lot of overlap between "leading a normal life in public places" and "the stuff that gets you murdered, ladies"
- lots of ladies do that stuff all the time and don't get murdered
- blaming women for getting themselves murdered is a long and time-honored tradition, but it needs to stop[/quote]

Of course, we don’t get ourselves murdered. I’ve been the victim of violent crime and there was not a damn thing I could do about it. I wasn’t consulted before the attack. Now, I’m extremely cautious, but with the understanding that I can’t prevent or control such a situation from happening again.

People cross in crosswalks with the light all the time without bad things happening. And, sometimes they get hit and killed. I look and walk defensively to keep from getting run over. Even if I’m doing the right thing and following laws, I’ll be just as dead if someone hits me. It makes sense to keep an eye out, even though it’s the driver’s responsibility to not kill me. [/quote]

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