When a story of intimate partner violence is in the news, many people are quick to ask the question, "why didn't she leave?" this type of reaction is an example of shifting responsibility to the injured party rather than the batterer, also known as:?

Victim-blaming is a common reaction where people focus and pour all the blame on the victim of abuse instead of the perpetrator. People tend to call more the victim a martyr for staying in a relationship where they are abused instead of giving focus on the perpetrator who has been the initial wrong-doer in the situation.