I lived for ten years in a smallish town, the sort of town that had one murder every few years... and almost without fail, the media followed that pattern... the victim would initially be portrayed sympathetically, and then gradually over time details would be revealed which made the incident more "their own fault"... the public reaction followed suit... "how awful" became "well why was she walking the street at that hour?" and "there must have been some relationship between them."

That's a great quote. Thank you.