I agree that the discussion of certain parenting choices (bringing a baby to a movie, keeping kids out that late, bringing kids to see a violent movie) are all worthy topics of discussion, and that in and of itself isn't the problem. However, I question, personally, the appropriateness of discussing it while many people are suffering and while the actual tragedy is so fresh in people's minds.
What I keep seeing are people saying that it's the parents' fault and the childrens' fault that they were shot because of this particular choice. They went to a midnight movie in a "bad" neighborhood, so it's their fault that they were injured or killed. They should have known better. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time, made bad choices, and deserved what they got. That's victim blaming, and as far as I'm concerned, it's wrong.
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Date: 2012-07-20 07:23 pm (UTC)What I keep seeing are people saying that it's the parents' fault and the childrens' fault that they were shot because of this particular choice. They went to a midnight movie in a "bad" neighborhood, so it's their fault that they were injured or killed. They should have known better. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time, made bad choices, and deserved what they got. That's victim blaming, and as far as I'm concerned, it's wrong.