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Thread #46604 Message #691755
Posted By: Stephen L. Rich
16-Apr-02 - 11:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: Victim's rights good? bad?
Subject: RE: BS: Victim's rights good? bad?
The movement for victims' rights would appear to have taken on enough of a life of its own that a constitutional amendment may not be needed. Start with victims' statements at sentencing and work from there. Courts all over the U.S. are shifting gear to acknowledge the right of victims. By the time such an amendment comes to a vote the point may be moot. Sometimes customs and social pressure hold a good deal more weight that that of law.