Blaming the victim for his own suffering also relieves us of any responsibility to help out.

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Blaming the victim obviates that need.

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The investigation has yielded questions, rumors and the predictable blaming of the victim.

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It's a false claim that seizes on unfair stereotypes and stigmas of the unemployed, in the classic vein of blaming and punishing the victim.

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