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Now the original point I was trying to make was a reference to Deuteronomy 22, which discusses four completely different issues: accusations of promiscuity (condemning the woman if found true, and the accuser if found false), adultery (both parties are punishable by death), sex with an engaged woman (if it\\\'s consensual - I.E. the woman didn\\\'t call for help - both parties are punished, if it\\\'s rape - I.E. the woman had no way to call for help - only the man is punishable, the woman is not to be harmed), and finally sex with an unengaged woman (the perpetrator is obligated to marry the woman, and pay a compensation of 50 silver to the family). The last two are the only relevant topics, as they are the ones where rape can be brought up. Neither of them condemn the victim (in fact, the first explicitly clears the woman of all charges, if rape is proven). Since this trope refers explicitly to rape, and the chapter in question makes an exemption specifically regarding rape victims, the example is an aversion, not a straight example as it was later decided. This was my point, and I edited the entry accordingly.