Victims, Families Call for End to Violent Crimes
The survivor of childhood abuse, a woman attacked by her personal trainer, and the father of a murdered veteran were among those calling for an end to violent crimes April 19.
Stories of victims and survivors were shared during a Crime Victims Right’s Rally in Santa Ana to remember the lives lost and altered by violence.
“We are joined together by our humanity, by our empathy, by our confliction, by love for each other and for our brothers and sisters,” Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Todd Spitzer said. “We will not allow any sources of evil to overtake our community.”
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VALDOSTA, Ga. â District Attorney Brad Shealy and the Office of the District Attorney of the Southern Judicial Circuit reminded the community and circuit that the week of April 18-24, 2021, is National Crime Victimsâ Right Week (NCVRW).Â
Due to COVID, no public events to raise awareness about crime victimsâ issues and rights will be held, according to a press release from Shealyâs office.Â
âThe community still needs to be aware that despite COVID and the closing of our judicial system, crime still occurs and more of our fellow citizens become victims,â the press release said.
âThe faces of crime victims are those of our family, friends, neighbors, and community members,â it said. âAccording to the most recent National Crime Victimization Survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1.2 million people were victims of violent crime excluding simple assault in 2019, a significant decrease from the year befo