People will side and sympathize with the party that most represents them and what they wish to happen to themselves when the situation is so polarized.

http://rantagainsttherandom.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/people-suck.png

An old woman or man walking around in the dark by herself to the grocery store is not asking to be robbed or assaulted.

we can argue the levels of responsibility, but the old defenseless person knows, or should know, the dangers of walking alone in the dark.

They also shouldn't be alone by themselves. 

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8374837

Actually, none of us should be alone by ourselves, we're just asking for trouble. 

"Rape culture is when we spend all our time telling women to avoid being raped by modifying their behavior, inferring blame back onto the victim."

http://rantagainsttherandom.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/so-youre-tired-of-hearing-about-rape-culture/

also...i know that this will extend into an entirely different discussion but i guess i'd change the word "women" to just "people"