Analysis Of Victim Precipitated Forcible Rape

My behavior dictates whether or not I become a victim; or more specifically, whether or not I seem to be tempting my attacker dictates whether or not I will be attacked. According to the theory of victim precipitation, in active precipitation, victims provoke their attackers by tempting them to attack. In my opinion, I found it rather interesting that in studies of this theory, homicide, rape, and feminism go hand in hand when merely talking of the subject. What sparked my interest of this specific theory was what Menachem Amir, author of “Victim Precipitated Forcible Rape”, had to say in his article about how female rape victims contributed to their attacks by dressing in a provocative manner. This statement has been controversial in that it has been known to be blaming victims for permitting crude actions to happen by conveying provocative behavior. Amir’s statement blames the victims for simply dressing a certain way. Instead of classifying this example as an active precipitation, where the victim would be contributing to their own victimization, I believe it would be more just if the attackers would be solely blamed for their choice of victimizing.
Wolfgang, formally introduced the theory of victim precipitation. In his article, “Victim Precipitated Criminal Homicide”, Wolfgang tells how the victim is often a major contributor to the offender’s actions, which would be considered active precipitation. When the victim is an innocent bystander and is purely in the wrong place at the wrong time or just accidentally injured or killed in lieu of an intended victim, this is considered passive precipitation. In his theory of active precipitation and passive precipitation, victim impulsivity is also mentioned. Victim Impulsivity is the idea that certain aspects of a person could trigger their attackers. This idea also states that people who have more abrasive and obnoxious characteristics might provoke