Why "victim" and not "target"?

What are the input variables which dictate the morality of an action (generally or in this particular case)?

Because 'target' dehumanizes the victim and makes the violence easier to justify?

On the contrary, target is a neutral word, justifying the violence against a target is exactly as difficult as it should be - based on the circumstances instead of emotions.

Victim already implies wrongdoing so it makes justifying just violence harder than it should be.

For the record, i often use target instead of victim when talking about harassment, bullying, rape, etc. because it also doesn't imply surrender to the aggressor or lack of agency.