Do you think that some murder victims bring their fate upon themselves?

Question

Why or why not? Explain.

Answer 1

If the murdered person was an abuser, or murderer themselves, yes. Ordinary people no, can they not be the people they are, live the way they desire without being killed by a psyco?

Answer 2

I will agree with your inference that victims often do things or put themselves in a situation that makes them vulnerable. But it is never the victims fault for being murdered. No one can take responsibility for a murder commited by someone else. You may have been dumb to not get away when the warning signs are there, but you cannot assume someone wants to do something terrible.

If everyone who had the opportunity, did commit murder, then we would live in a dangerous society where you would always have to watch your back. But the fact is, you have to assume most people aren't out to murder you, otherwise we would all be constantly afraid.

No matter how dumb you are, there is not situation in which you deserve to be murdered. Conversely, you cannot blame the person who you murdered just because they were stupid.

Answer 3

At first I flinched at your question, thinking it was more of a do they deserve it sort of thing, but I don't think that's what you mean - at least I hope not.

Yes, some people do put themselves in that position or positions of danger. I don't know if they think about the possible consequences, but probably. That is part of the thrill of living on the wild side.

Generally, I would have to say no though. Fate as a concept sort of precludes any conscious reasoning. Say I have to work over and get caught up, so that when I went to leave work the parking lot was dark, I was all alone, and no security is to be found. I would walk to my car, alert and wary, keys in hand and if a killer is after me then he/she has the perfect opportunity at that point - no matter how wary I am. So yes, I would have put myself in that position. But, should I have stayed inside and called say, a friend, to get in their car and come to where I am so I wasn't alone in attempting to reach my car? No, no one is going to do that. No one thinks they are the next victim. If we went around thinking about opportunities for murderers to catch us unaware 24-7 we'd never go out of our homes. Sometimes just living your life in a normal way puts you at risk without your knowledge. We can't live our lives in a state of paranoia. This probably isn't the angle you were looking for, but I had a hard time pinning that down. :).

Answer 4

By saying yes, it does NOT excuse the murder.

By saying yes, it does NOT say the victim deserved it.

By saying yes, it is simply saying that some people have a nasty habit of putting themselves into situations where their chances are greatly increased of getting murdered.

Some of these situations are:
- Dealing with the criminal underground in order to obtain contraband or by being in the criminal underground in order to distribute contraband for the purposes of extreme profit. (this covers about 90% of the question)

- Remaining in abusive situations despite the loads of help and the tremendous resources availble to people in these situations and in many cases ignoring the early warning signs that someone could become abusive in the first place.

Once again, this BY NO MEANS states that these victims deserved to be murdered, AND it BY NO MEANS releases culpability of the murderer. It's just saying that some people could have better survival instincts and should wake up to become better at self preservation.

For instance: I wouldn't attend a party at 2 am in middle of a high crime area. It doesn't mean I won't be murdered, it just means I won't be murdered in that way.

Answer 5

I doubt that most people who end up getting murdered don't wake up on the morning of their murder and look in the mirror and say, "gee, I'd like to get murdered today".
Many murders are accidental, little kids getting hit by stray bullets in a gang shooting...don't think they brought that on themselves.
I think that people sometimes put themselves in bad situations but I don't think it is so they can get murdered.
Premeditated murder is on the murderer...they just aren't firing on all cylinders and decide to kill someone for all kinds of reasons. Would it be your fault if you'd witnessed something and then got killed for it?
NO, most murder victims don't bring on their own fates.

Answer 6

Hmmm... Some people will probably give you a thumbs down, but I will try to answer honestly. I have heard it said that most murders are due to drugs or domestic disputes. So in those cases, I guess you could say the victims might knowingly be inviting trouble into their lives - either getting involved with drugs, which is obviously dangerous for many reasons, or by cheating on somebody which can make for a lot of jealousy and anger. However, I wouldn't say most victims are "asking for it" per se.

Answer 7

a million) Marrying George Bush's daughter and having HIM as your father in-regulation. 2) Committing a criminal offense so undesirable that you may want to be locked up for something else of your existence without probability of parol, and no leaving the cellular both. 3) Blaspehmy 4) Doing incorrect to a lady (they're vicious even as they placed their minds to it)

Answer 8

No. No one deserves to or asks to be murdered. Blaming victims for someone else's actions only minimizes the crime and shifts blame from the aggressor.

Answer 9

Most of the time, no. But unfortunately, sometimes yes even though they don't deserve it, by refusing to avoid dangerous people. Sometimes a battered woman is so sick herself, that she stays til he kills her. Or a teenager wants attention so badly, they'll give a predator enough information to find and kill them. Or someone will go to dangerous places, or be in a gang situation. To a large degree, we keep ourselves safe every day.

Answer 10

Saying yes is the equivalent of saying that in some circumstances, murdering someone is okay. So no, you can not blame the victim.