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  • Nope. The NHS ad isn't that specific. Have another look!

    Nope. You're projecting additional information into the ad which is actually very generic. It says "1 in 3 reported rapes happens when the victim has been drinking". It doesn't say anything about drinking to incapacity, doesn't say anything about drinking until your inhibitions are lowered. It doesn't differentiate between one small glass of red wine and ten pints of snakebite and black. If it did, then it might manage to scrape by as specific advice, but as it is, all it does is say "well, if you got raped when you went out drinking alcohol wtf did you think was going to happen?"

    Fair enough, "don't go out and have a drink or you might get raped!" is a crappy message

    The "don't get doored" ad is showing a specific activity that is dangerous, describes why it's dangerous, and offers specific advice for you to not be endangered by it while still going about normal activities. The NHS ad doesn't, it just says "booze = rapes!"

    Nope. There's nothing inherently dangerous about cycling past a car, assuming that the cyclist can do it without falling off. The danger is not from some naturally occuring hazard, like a volcano, that can't be prevented, it comes from the person in the car not paying sufficient attention when opening the door. So although we could focus entirely on the perpetrator of the offense (vs. Section 239?) we choose to tell the potential victim how to stay out of harm's way.

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