Why Society Blames Victims, According To Science

''A woman at a party has too many drinks too quickly and another partygoer sexually assaults her while she’s unconscious. A black man outside a convenience store has a gun in his pocket when police pin him down on the pavement and shoot him

Who’s to blame?

The way you answer that question may depend on how heavily you weigh two types of moral values, a new study finds. In experiments, researchers found that people whose values focus on reducing harm and caring for everyone are likely to blame the perpetrators: the rapist or the police. In contrast, people who adhere more closely to values like loyalty, purity and obedience to authority are more likely to blame the victims...''

by Stephania Pappas