When Is It Going to Stop?

[AtLast]

Originally Posted by Heart

This crime victim will now be subjected to the routine victim-blaming so common in the media: She has a record, she was intoxicated, she's not a "perfect victim," she brought it on herself...etc. This shifting of accountability away from the perpetrators and onto the victim continues in the criminal justice system. This is one of the primary reasons crime victims do not speak out, and do not want charges filed.

Exactly! Think of how many victims are scrutinized by the defense at trial. They are re-victimized.