" It is not the fault of the victim that the person they initially trusted betrayed that trust. "
You're not listening. Again, there's a difference between saying "this was your fault" and saying "you exposed yourself to risk, and the dice didn't go your way."
"How about instead of teaching people to be afraid to trust we teach people not to betray that trust?"
For the same reason that we teach people not to run into traffic AND teach drivers to look out for random pedestrians running out into traffic: Because there are TWO points of failure in the equation. Pretending there's only one is not going to help anyone. Why do you insist on a false dichotomy of "either/or" when, clearly, both approaches are called for?
"Teach people not to betray each other." Human society and psychology are not remotely as black and white or as simple as you're suggesting.
There are certain things we learn not to do. Don't kill people. Don't hurt people. Don't steal. When people follow their impulse to do these things anyway we focus on their behavior as the primary fault. Sure we can teach people how to minimize the threat from getting hurt or stolen from but we don't shame the victims for what was done to them. Chiding people who take candid shots of themselves is blaming the victim.
" It is not the fault of the victim that the person they initially trusted betrayed that trust. "
You're not listening. Again, there's a difference between saying "this was your fault" and saying "you exposed yourself to risk, and the dice didn't go your way."
"How about instead of teaching people to be afraid to trust we teach people not to betray that trust?"
For the same reason that we teach people not to run into traffic AND teach drivers to look out for random pedestrians running out into traffic: Because there are TWO points of failure in the equation. Pretending there's only one is not going to help anyone. Why do you insist on a false dichotomy of "either/or" when, clearly, both approaches are called for?
"Teach people not to betray each other." Human society and psychology are not remotely as black and white or as simple as you're suggesting.
There are certain things we learn not to do. Don't kill people. Don't hurt people. Don't steal. When people follow their impulse to do these things anyway we focus on their behavior as the primary fault. Sure we can teach people how to minimize the threat from getting hurt or stolen from but we don't shame the victims for what was done to them. Chiding people who take candid shots of themselves is blaming the victim.