he is not victim blaming imo... he is right in that if the kid was gonna hurt himself he shouldn't have done it causing harm to other ppl... full on car crash. i totally understand him not having full sympathy for the kid yet. He does say he is weak but he doesn't blame him for the bullying iirc. He says he is too weak to stand up to the bullies physically but I don't think he ever says it's the kid's fault he is getting bullied.
The car jumping is right tho idk what u mean
No, it's not really victim blaming. This is almost the same case as rail suicides. Okay sure that suicidal person died, great they're now free from life, free from any responsibilities of their choices, but who's gonna bear the consequences? Definitely not them. They're not gonna clean their own bloody remains, pay for eyewitness' therapy, nor pay a fine for disturbing railway activities.
Imagine you're just going to work by car/bike and suddenly you see this one kid throwing himself onto the road in front of you. I'd be surprised if you can avoid any crashes. Boom. The driver now has to deal with the guilt, the trauma, possible injuries, etc.
Not gonna downplay suicide here. It's a serious topic for sure, but thinking that suicide won't bother or even harm others is just naive.
Oof mc is big on victim-blaming isn't he? Lol but I guess he's the ignorant kind, not the hateful one. Well I know he'll realize how the kid felt after some chapters and will understand him. So whatever