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Originally Posted by mrnoodle
"You're asking for it" is accurate. Not in the sense that it excuses the criminal, but in that you have unnecessarily set yourself up as a target. You have the right to keep your door unlocked at night. It's a shame that you can't do it. But if you do, you're asking to be burgled. The burglar is still the criminal, the burglar should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The burglar is 100% to blame for 100% of the crime. None of that makes you less of an idiot for leaving your door unlocked.
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I have trouble with the phrase "asking for it" in the first place. To me it does attribute at least partial blame to the victim.
So I will use - increasing your risk
If a woman walks home alone, especially in a lonely are - she is increasing her risk of being violently attacked
If she gets in a car with a stranger - she increases her risk of attack
If she is alone and obviously drunk - she increases her risk
All sad but true
But I don't think you can compare a woman's clothing to leaving your house unlocked. The woman is responsible for maintaining her own security - the equivilant of locking her windows and doors - stay in company, get a cab home, stay sober enough to know what's going on around you. But why should she not choose not to buy a big house with a well maintained garden, a poolhouse and a double garage? It attracts the eye, it makes a statement, and it may attract more criminals - but it's
not asking for it.
Works better with cars but thought I should try for consistency of allusion.