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【女人，被害者不是妳的錯！】
《--談「被害人的原罪」-法律所應給予被害人的保障》
當社會大眾對被害人毫不同情的時候，「法律」卻可以還給他們一個公道。不管針對男性
或是女性，法律對是非黑白做出了界定；或者說，我們「認為」法律可以做為是非對錯的
準繩。
性別平等始終是個爭論不休的議題。從美國六、七〇年代的女權運動開始，女性主義經歷
了許多的不同階段，例如探討關於女性的穿著、集會或公開言論的權利等等。然而直至今
日，這個世界對於性別的觀念卻似乎仍然沒有太大的改變。
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以下是2012年的一則(新聞):
瑪麗亞‧特雷莎‧里維拉是位薩爾瓦多女性，她是一個五歲男孩的母親。瑪麗亞在不知情
(未知)的狀況下有了身孕。某日，她病倒了，鮮血直流地倒臥在自家浴室的地板上。在被
送往醫院之後，醫務人員卻向警方告發，警方隨即在瑪麗亞沒有律師陪同的情境下進行了
盤問。
在整起事件中，儘管瑪麗亞有罪的證據令人感到質疑，但2012年7月，根據審判結果，瑪
麗亞仍舊被判了「嚴重殺人罪」，必須坐牢服刑。而直到她服刑完畢被釋放的那天，她那
當時年僅五歲的兒子都已經四十五歲了。
在薩爾瓦多，還有其他好幾個婦女面臨了類似的判決，婦女甚至女童由於墮胎被判有罪，
必須在監獄裡服刑二至八年不等。甚至是在醫療服務中，提供協助他人墮胎的行為，也會
被判決需服刑十二年。
有些人可能會爭辯說，這樣的現象是由於薩爾瓦多有深厚的宗教信仰，在其他地區不見得
會常見這類的爭議事件。事實上，如此的爭議恐怕只是冰山的一角。若深入去探討，這不
僅是法律上對於這些別無選擇的墮胎者的不公平，更顯露出一個對於受害者女性充滿惡意
的信息：「這都是被害人本身的過錯！」
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近日，在大庭廣眾之下， 台北市街頭發生一起情殺案，死者是一位21年輕女性林佩真，
頸部有41道被刀子砍殺的痕跡，兇手是不甘分手的前男友，29歲的張姓男子。報導指出，
該名男子憤怒的指控，在短短數個月的交往過程中，他在女生身上花費將近40萬台幣。
在交往過程中，張男曾經動手打過女方，兩人一度關係惡劣。他為此向自己母親借了10萬
元，只為了帶女友前往日本旅遊，藉此挽回她的心。儘管如此，卻無法扭轉兩人的關係，
張男求愛被拒，同時在女生的日記中發現她與其他友人的互動，可能因此種下日後殺機。
如今這名男子已被逮捕，等候司法審判。在此同時，社會大眾與網絡社群紛紛大肆討論了
這起情殺案件。
有些人認為，殺人者罪大惡極，張男應該受到司法嚴厲的審判。但是另一方面，卻有更多
人站在男方立場並質疑「女方既然已經知道張男有打人的惡習，為何還要答應跟張男同遊
日本，又為什麼要接受他的金錢資助?」
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到這裡，請先停下來仔細想想，你是否發現瑪麗亞的冤案與林佩真的街頭情殺案之間的相
似性? 這兩個事件都赤裸裸地傳遞了同樣的信息：「為什麼被害人沒有採取更多的預防措
施來保護自己？發生這樣的事情，被害人本身也有過錯！」
法律的制定應該是為了保護人民，尤其是被害人，而不是為了傷害人們。張男致命的舉動
，葬送了一個年輕的生命；也造成社會大眾的陰影與死者家屬的無盡痛苦。以外力終止任
何一個生命的行為，不管從根本上，司法或是道德上來說都是錯誤的。然而(我們/本文)
想強調的是，「法律」應該是最終能夠真正保護受害者的一道防線，同時也防止某些人試
圖(規避/破壞)法律對受害者的保障。
毫無疑問地，林佩真與瑪利亞是這兩個事件中的被害人。以情殺案而言，不管當事人雙方
之間發生什麼矛盾與衝突，唯有當事人本身才有評判的資格，社會大眾不應再對已經付出
寶貴生命代價的林佩真加以嚴厲的譴責。而對於瑪麗亞來說，在「禁止墮胎」這項過時的
法律下，她則不僅僅是社會輿論下的受害者，同時也是一個面對「惡法亦法」卻束手無策
的女人。
諸如此類的性別歧視或議題，在現今社會中仍然層出不窮，當你感到困惑，請記住，別只
注意事情的表面。停下來仔細思考，(當你削開表面看似完好的蘋果，你才會發現果核中
心藏有的蠹蟲。)當你揭開表面看似完好的面紗，你才能看出隱藏在這些社會事件中，對
於性別的偏見或惡意。
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<<<Victim Blaming: May the Laws Be Forever In Your Favor>>>
When society doesn’t empathize with victims, there are laws. Laws are made
to dictate what is right and wrong for both men and women. Or so we thought
they would. Gender equity has been an ongoing issue. T-shirts, rallies, open
forums etc. dot the timeline of feminist movements. Yet even today, the world
seems like it hasn’t changed much since the American Feminist Movements in
the ‘60s and ‘70s.
Maria Teresa Rivera of El Salvador, a mother with a 5-year-old son, did not
know she was pregnant. When she became ill and bled at the bathroom floor of
her home, she was rushed to the hospital, where a member of the medical
personnel reported her to the police. Police then questioned her without a
lawyer. In July 2012 she was tried and found guilty of aggravated homicide,
despite serious flaws in the evidence against her. Her young son will be 45
years old by the time she is freed. Several other women in El Salvador face
similar sentences, as women and girls found guilty of having an abortion face
between two to eight years in jail. Even health providers who assist an
abortion can be placed in jail for up to 12 years.
One can argue that this phenomenon is due to El Salvador’s deep ties to
religion, and might not be so common elsewhere. However, the issue is deeper
than that. Scratch the surface, and you will see that not only is the law
unfair to those who want an abortion, but there is also a sinister underlying
message: faulting the female victim for letting it happen.
Recently, Taipei City witnessed the death of a young 21-year-old woman Ms.
Lin Pei-Zhen who was slashed 41 times on the neck with a knife by her angry
ex-boyfriend, 29-year-old Chang Yen-Wen. Reports about this incident revealed
that the man was irate about how he spent so much money on her, splashing
away 400 thousand Taiwanese dollars in just a number of months during their
relationship. He was also allegedly a woman beater in the relationship. In an
effort to bring her heart back when the relationship soured, he borrowed 100
thousand Taiwanese dollars from his mother to take her to a trip to Japan.
Unfortunately it didn’t end well, as he was rejected from having sex, and
also found out she was in contact with some other men, as written in her
diary. The man was arrested and awaits trial. In the meantime, the general
public and the internet community has been boiling over the issue. Some say
that killing is wrong, and Chang should be punished severely for this murder.
A huge number of people were on the side of the man, as they said, “If she
knew he had a history of beating her up, why did she still go with him to
Japan? And why did she accept his money?”
Not seeing the similarities between Maria and Ms. Lin Pei-Zhen? Take a look
closer. It’s the same stark message: why did the victim not take more
precautions? Laws are made to protect people, not to hurt people, especially
the victims. Chang’s actions proved to be lethal and ended up taking a young
life. The community and her family suffered that painful loss. More
importantly, taking away a life by excessive force or method is
fundamentally, legally, and morally wrong. Regardless of what happened in the
relationship, it was their problem, not yours, mine, or any others’. The
moment violence and killing became involved, all discussions are out of the
window. Ms. Lin Pei-Zhen, like Maria, was a victim. Only, Maria was not only
a victim of social scrutiny, but also a helpless woman before an outdated
legal ban on abortion.
Any time people talk about relationships, it is tough to extract the logic in
the mess of emotions that are running high between genders. However, what we
ask is for a return to logic, morals, and ultimately, laws that can actually
protect the victims and prevent others from trying to break the law.
Remember, scratch that surface when you are confused. You might more than a
rotten worm at its core when you peel away the apple skin.
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