You did. Evidently you failed to read my comment. So I shall repeat myself.
1) If the person did not commit something immoral, then yes. Doing something stupid does not mean you deserve to have something horrible happen to you.
2) On the other hand, if they did commit something immoral, then no--as long as their victimization fits the crime they committed. If you attempt to kill someone, you bear full responsibility for the intended victim killing you back. If you play around with someone's feelings, you bear no responsibility if that person rapes you.
Since wandering around drunk in Central Park is not immoral, the person in your example does not bear responsibility for being robbed. Anymore than you bear responsibility for being robbed by living in a city with a high crime rate, or walking around with a wallet.
To put it another way: They are responsible for walking around drunk. They are not responsible for being robbed.
Does that answer your question? Now please stop derailing the thread because I honestly can't see how this has anything to do with Inverarity's post.
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1) If the person did not commit something immoral, then yes. Doing something stupid does not mean you deserve to have something horrible happen to you.
2) On the other hand, if they did commit something immoral, then no--as long as their victimization fits the crime they committed. If you attempt to kill someone, you bear full responsibility for the intended victim killing you back. If you play around with someone's feelings, you bear no responsibility if that person rapes you.
Since wandering around drunk in Central Park is not immoral, the person in your example does not bear responsibility for being robbed. Anymore than you bear responsibility for being robbed by living in a city with a high crime rate, or walking around with a wallet.
To put it another way: They are responsible for walking around drunk. They are not responsible for being robbed.
Does that answer your question? Now please stop derailing the thread because I honestly can't see how this has anything to do with Inverarity's post.