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Originally Posted by Ammi

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You should read about "the perfect victim" / "the ideal victim" social theories Ammi. They're not exactly what you describe above but conceptually very close - essentially, it's about the purity of the victim directly influencing how worthy they are of sympathy (or being taken seriously at all). Played a VERY heavy hand in the Depp/Heard trial, for example.

It's usually more strongly applied to women than to men (society being, as a whole, far more forgiving of males) however Jay Slater is a clear example of similar happening with a male -- perhaps because of the severity of his past actions.