Self-blame?

No means no - under the motto of the new education campaign to raise awareness of sexual violence in clubs and discos as well as the problem of knock-out drops. The local women's distress call, the youth culture work and a Munich cultural center have initiated the action - only the municipal police shows little inclination to cooperate and writes to the victims of assaults considerable Mischuld: Too much alcohol (especially for women) favoring sexual harassment.

Here is the press release from the Green Youth Munich:

Victim Blaming in the Munich police

In the Süddeutsche Zeitung, 27.02.2012 of the new poster and flyer campaign to raise awareness of sexual violence in clubs and the problem of knock-out drops reported. A cultural center in Munich, the local women's emergency and the youth culture to work with, "No means no 'encourage female guests in difficult situations to say no and to get help. The Munich police supported the campaign is not, rather, Rainer Samietz explained by the Commissariat to fight sex crimes that give women "'insane drinking a lot and then do nothing'. Would be less drunk, you would have fewer cases of sexual assault. "(SZ, dated 02/27/2012)

This explains Charly Roderer, spokeswoman for the Munich Young Greens, "recalls the statement of the Canadian police, who advised women not to be a" dress sluts "to not be victims of sexual violence. Then began the global SlutWalk movement, with the participation of the Green Youth Munich and the Munich Greens also. Rainer Samietz used the same reasoning and advises women to drink less alcohol, instead of condemning the perpetrators.

Dominik Krause, a spokesman added: "That the police in 2012 is still on the blame and perpetrator-victim reversal is incomprehensible. The blame for sexual assault is never the victim. This claim is an insult to all those affected and a trivialization of sexual violence! "

Even Catherine Schulze, Chairman Green Munich, adds: "I am shocked at the statement by Rainer Samietz: Victim Blaming by a person who works at the police to combat sex crimes at the Munich police, is impossible. For rape and other sexualized assault is the only guilt and responsibility of the perpetrators and not appearance, clothes or alcohol consumption of those affected. I welcome the campaign potential victims to give advice, but also would like a campaign aimed at potential perpetrators! And it looks like, the Munich police can then take part in a campaign to have the same gender sensitization. As a first party, I suggest Rainer Samietz before! "