But you see, Barbiedoll, there's a mentality afoot that calls that 'blaming the victim.' It's the viewpoint that says women should be able to pass out drunk at frat parties and not be molested. Which, of course, is true as far as that goes, but does not address the issue in a satisfactory way.

For decades now we've been telling people over and over in frank terms, "Don't engage in risky sex." For STD's we proactively exhort people to take responsibility for their health, lest something bad happen. But for sexual violence against women, that's lacking. Telling women what to do and what not to do is deemed offensive by many feminists. Their default stance is that women have a right to engage in risky behavior, and they expect society to compensate when things go wrong.

No matter how good the police get at dealing with sexual assault, it will always be better to avoid behaviors that put you at greater risk.