A furry passed out at some convention and got r*ped. He is given solid advice on how to prevent this in the future, but most people didn't approve of that.

Ikr, when you see someone nearing 30 talking about how they've been in multiple abusive relationships and multiple assaults... it's like wtf is even going on in their day-to-day? I could have years go by with nothing significant happening in my life, how are they entering and leaving relationships on a monthly basis? Do they live their entire life by the seat of their pants, no roots anywhere? Are these the same people who get a new address and phone number annually?

He's just said he's never going to a furry convention again, seems he's taking steps to ensure this will not repeat.

It's too complicated to really go into it in detail (i.e. I don't care enough to write an essay) but the short version is that the psychological effects of r*pe and/or abuse, especially in childhood, will predispose people to subconsciously seek out similar situations in the future. Essentially, the brain can't deal with a truly traumatic event in a normal way, and this leads to someone not being able to cope with the fact that X happened. Sometimes they'll be in denial, or sometimes they'll know it happened but be unable to emotionally deal with it. So they will subconsciously seek out similar situations in an effort to essentially "go back" and give the story a different ending. It's obviously not a good way to handle traumatic experiences, but it's a pretty common response and it can be really hard for people to break if they don't understand what's happening in their brain. They're not stupid, and they're not doing it intentionally. They're just trapped in an echo.

@Maximus