Indian gang-rape convict blames victim for the fatal assault (trigger warning)

[YoungDemCA]

LONDON: One of the main accused in the Nirbhaya gang rape gave a shocking interview recently blaming the victim for the fatal sexual assault.

"Women who go out at night have only themselves to blame in case they attract attention of male molesters," Mukesh Singh, driver of the bus in which the rape took place, said.

He recently gave an interview to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from jail which will be aired on March 8, which is also celebrated as International Women's Day.

Recounting the incident in which Nirbhaya was sexually assaulted and killed, Singh said, "While being raped, she shouldn't have fought back. She should have just remained silent and allowed the rape."

In the interview Singh said, "A decent girl won't roam around at 9 o'clock at night. A girl is far more responsible for rape than a boy is. Boys and girls are not equal. Housework and housekeeping is for girls, not roaming in discos and bars at night or wearing wrong clothes. About 20% of girls are good."

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Hmmm...where have I heard these victim-blaming attitudes toward women before...

All human beings should be appalled, revolted, disgusted, and angry at this. We all should be speaking out, around the word. Because rapes and murders like this embody the sick, cold-blooded, yet scarily "logical" conclusion of the patriarchal system around the world.

When women's rights as people and as women are denied, then all bets are off. Individually, collectively-these aren't mutually exclusive. But I'm convinced that as long as there is a patriarchal system of power and prejudice, as long as perpetrators get off easy (if they get any punishment at all, of course-a BIG "if&quot , the violence and assaults won't stop.