If anything, the way it is forcing us to again grapple with questions may contribute even further understanding. The very fact that police are taking these attacks seriously shows progress, Stone said. True, it's difficult, perhaps impossible, to pursue criminal charges when the victim was too drunk or overwhelmed to identify attackers. And, yes, someone who was assaulted while doing something stupid may receive far less support and carry far more guilt than a woman attacked in a laundry room. People do tend to rank rape by the perceived righteousness of its victims.
Children are the most innocent.
Then a woman who drinks at a party. Or goes voluntarily to a man's room or car. Then a wife who says no. Then a prostitute. Where Mardi Gras falls is hard to say.