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Shift from victim-blaming to victim supporting
By Shawna Anderson, Joy Cannon, Laura De La Paz, and Kathryn Tucker
Victim-blaming statements and attitudes mistakenly hold the survivors of violence responsible for the crimes committed against them.
Imagine yourself saving your money to buy your dream car. The day finally arrives and you find yourself at the dealership ready to drive off with the car you spent the last few years dreaming about. You take it for a spin for several hours when all of the sudden your gas light comes on. You stop at t...