Analysis Of Who Blames The Victim By Laura Niemi

Myers only wants to examine the acts of extreme perpetrators rather than take into account their motivations or emotions because we only consider their actions with a rare exception of blaming those actions on “judgments of [a] depraved character.” With ordinary perpetrators, we tend to access their moral character through their actions, motives, and feelings but it differs with the extreme offenders cause we do not sympathize with their actions, let alone them.

How many different types of mindsets are there? According to Dr. Skip Downing there are at least two major mindsets. He refers to them as Victims and Creators. What are the definitions of these types of mindsets? A Victim is someone who feels that they cannot influence their own outcomes in life and let things happen without trying to shape the result. A Creator is someone who consistently make choices that result in the outcome that they want. David Mirman has written an article that provides this clear example of Victim and Creator mindsets using the example of two college students searching for a textbook “The instructor asked them if they had the text. The first said “No, I do not have the textbook. I was not able to get it because the

“I felt guilty for many years that maybe I should have run back and tried to get her with me or stay with her. Maybe I didn’t do enough to stay together. Maybe I was too selfish about saving myself. You can excuse yourself and say if I had run back my fate would have been the same as hers. There is no logic to my feelings.” Rose F. was deported at the age of 19, alongside her 14 year old sister to Auschwitz, there her sister had passed away, Rose feels guilty for the death for her sister, even though there was nothing she could have done to help her, Rose had experienced what is known as survivor’s guilt. Survivor’s guilt is a mental condition where a survivor feels blames himself for the death of another after surviving an event where others did not. Many people argue on whether or not survivor’s guilt is necessary. Some people believe that survivors shouldn’t feel survivor’s guilt. Others feel that they should. Survivors of life and death situations should feel survivor’s guilt.

Imperfect duty. I wonder what it means… Don’t you? Well, technically I don’t wonder, because I know. Imperfect duty is the feeling of loyalty to fellow peers, the way you depend on them, that feeling that you have to protect them at all costs. Most soldier feel this towards each other, for they face the same peril - the danger of war. They come to love each other, and become best friends. They feel they have to keep each other safe, and bring each other home safely back to their families. Nancy Sherman, the author of “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt”, discussed this topic briefly in that short story: “...that good soldiers depend on each other, come to love each other, and have duties to care and bring each other safely home”(Sherman 156).

Is there ever only a single person to blame? How is it considered a controversial issue with one person involved? In Nothing but the Truth by Avi Wortis, we learn that there are multiple people that could take the blame in every situation. Lying and blame can be revolved around very many people and in the book, Philip, Miss. Narwin, and Dr. Palleni will show how a slight, minor lie can escalate and can cause everyone in the situation to make mistakes.

This essay will discuss the ways in which gender influences patterns and processes of victimisation, identifying key victimological perspectives and typologies. It will consider key authors in the discipline and offer definitions of terms used. The essay will identify three issues which may impact on gendered victimisation before acknowledging the argument that radical victimology offers a more balanced approach to gendered victimisation than positivist or critical viewpoints.

In the two essay talk about obesity in America, one controversial issue has been that fast-food has been causing obesity in America. In “Don’t Blame the Eater”, written by David Zinczenko argues that fast food options in market are the main reason to cause the rates increasing of child obesity because the alternative foods are very expressive, so a large portion of the younger generation choose to eat fast food to instead. Second point David Zinczenko made is that fast food companies are misleading and the nutrition information is not easy to find for consumers. On the other hand, Tadly Balko has different thought to David Zinczenko. In “What You Eat Is Your Business”, written by Radly Balko states that the government shouldn't have any say

The short book Victims by Phillip Shaw Paludan highlights the killings of fifteen individuals during the Civil War in a remote Appalachian area in North Carolina. This area, called Shelton Laurel, was home to many families and most of them were poor. What Paludan writes is how the Civil War gave way for revenge. Because of the location of Shelton Laurel, the Confederates often tried to take control of the area and recruit many people for their war efforts. Unionist also wanted recruits from this area as well.

The main idea of the article, “Ending the Blame Game”, is about how people have to take responsibility for their own happiness and how they must stop blaming other people if they aren’t happy with their own life. The author begins by stating that one person does not know how another person feels or what they need. She says that only the person themselves has the chance to take specific steps to make changes for themselves if they are unhappy. The author says that it is important to take an active approach instead of a reactive approach to other people’s behaviour. She suggests that one example of how people can take an active approach is to ask themselves what they need, want and are willing to do. The author also points out that other people

The book The Things They Carried tells different stories of a terrible war that many young men were forced into. One such man was the author, Tim O’Brien. He served in Vietnam for two years and is still haunted from the things that happened there. O’Brien was deployed as a foot soldier in the 3rd Platoon, A Co., 5th Batt. 46th Infantry from 1969 to 1970 (O’Brien, 2010). He had many friends who were killed violently. In The Things They Carried there is a young Native American man who was kind and peaceful and he died horribly.

Tuesday September 1, 2001 was the day that 2 men by the name of Brian Clark and Stanley Praimnath were hit by a very horrible disaster. These men were both in the twin towers on the 81st floor of the left building. During this time Stanley was working on his desk when the plane hit and he began to cry for help. Brain was another one of the only survivors in the building and ran to him to see if he was okay. Brian saw Stanley and looked for ways to get out of there.

David is the bread winner for the family as he is the only one who is employed within this family system. David takes on the role of the father and head of household. David role involves decision making regarding the functioning of the home and handling the family finances. David took on the role of disciplining and enforcing appropriate behaves within the family. Faith takes on dual role within her family as the nurture and the mediator.

Julie Bouvier also perfectly matches the concept of Christie’s ‘Ideal Victim’, which lists criteria for the ‘type of victim’ that is likely to receive public sympathy, as opposed to being blamed. Christie’s ideal victim theory states that the “ideal victim” is weak, was carrying out respectable project; meaning she/he was not engaged in criminal activity, the victim was where she could not possibly be blamed for being; not a deviant place, such as a dark alleyway. Furthermore, regarding the “ideal victim”, the offender was bad, the offender was unknown and had no personal relationship with the victim. Ultimately, Ideal Victim Theory states that the victim must be powerful enough to make her case known, thereby successfully claiming the status

For most individuals, the thought of blaming the victim of a tragic experience for their own pain and suffering, seems preposterous. However, ascribing at least some of the blame to the victim is not uncommon (Niemi & Young, 2014). Victim blaming refers to individuals finding reasons to hold the victim of an incident responsible for the crime that took place (Hayes, Lorenz & Bell, 2013). For victims of sexual assault, who may already be experiencing self-blame and distrust of others, being blamed adds insult to injury (Harber, Podolski, & Williams, 2015). According to Harber et. al, victim blaming can also have long-term effects on victims, such as, increased anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In an effort to increase support and resources for survivors of sexual assault researchers must determine why individuals are prone to blaming the victims rather than the perpetrator of a crime.

“People dominate animals, men dominate women.” Each is a relation of hierarchy, an inequality, with particularities and variations within and between them. (Cite Orange book pg. 92.) For centuries, women have been viewed and used as a man’s “property”, whether it is being used for sexual satisfaction or for the sake of bearing children and taking care of the home. Men are typically perceived as head of the household and whatever they say goes; anything to satisfy their hunger for power and control. Have women ever had a say about what they want to use their bodies for? Laws against rape may have changed over time, but men’s consistent aggressive behavior unfortunately, has not.