My 老友记 and I had to read Speak for school. My friend (ironically, her name is Rachel)says everything was totally Melinda's fault because she got drunk. What do 你 have to say to that?
That is complete and utter crap. It's not like Andy never would've raped her if she wasn't drunk anyway. It's not a choice she had and she wouldn't have had one even if she wasn't drunk. She tried to say no. Andy raped her anyway. It's his fault.
I don’t think it was Melinda’s fault at all. She made a mistake in getting drunk, but we all make mistakes; that’s how we learn. Being raped wasn’t Melinda’s fault at all; Andy Evans was to blame for that.