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The term "victim blaming" has become so broadly applied as to be virtually meaningless. Mark Lewis is not to blame for being abused on social media, but he is to blame for his response. We are held to higher standards than the general public and rightly so. And judging by the reference to profane language in the article, I would hazard a guess that worse was said by Mr Lewis than has been quoted. It is not blaming the victim to suggest that if you're the sort of person who's likely to be provoked into saying something stupid by anonymous knuckle-draggers on social media, then you're better off steering clear of social media.

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