A lot of times, some society and the public in general blame the girl since she put herself into that situation for being drunk. If she was sober, then she might realize what she had put herself into earlier and reduce the chance of getting raped. I think however, that this is an attempt to excuse the behavior of the rapist and the people who stood by and let it happen. The victim is never at fault in the rape situation. Moreover, the city of Richmond (the environment) also gets blame as one of the main causes of rape. Since rape happens frequently and the crime rate is high in Richmond, it leads to the perspective that it is fine to conduct rape since it happens all the time. Culture affects child rearing process and strongly influence the way the boys think since childhood. I think that in Greg Haidl’s case of the 17 year olds who raped the 17year old girl, while there is some controversy because she had consensual sex the previous night and admitted to having sex with other people after rape, the blame is still on the rapists as opposed to the victim. Though she may have had clouded judgement that night and done other things that she regretted, she was videotaped clearly saying no to the rapists and they continued. Although society can push some of the blame off onto the girl and her sexual promiscuity, I think that it is important to remember that the individuals committing these crimes make the choice to do it and should not rely on others to take responsibility for their own actions.