Word: victimization
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Frank also attacked the "harsh" penalties associated with the "victimless crime" of drug use and the "corrosive effect" on law enforcement, which, without a victim's assistance, often must resort to more intrusive measures...
...everyone feels sorry for Daye. Despite the evidence, the rape victim has said she still believes Daye is the one who attacked her. And like many of those exonerated by DNA tests, Daye has been convicted of other, less serious crimes, both before and after his release. Contends San Diego city attorney William Donnell, who defended the police against Daye's civil suit: "Those 10 years [in prison] kept him alive...
...wondering how the Asian-American community can mobilize to address issues having to do with individual ethnicities," Mah said. "The forum confirmed what I felt before--that Wen Ho Lee was a victim of racial profiling...
...memorable line, and it makes an appropriate title for Lardner's breezy, engaging memoir, I'd Hate Myself in the Morning (Nation Books; 198 pages; $22.95). Reams have been written about the Hollywood blacklist and the witch hunts of the late '40s and early '50s. Lardner was a notable victim of all this, not only serving a prison term for contempt of Congress but also finding himself barred for more than a decade from working for the major U.S. studios. He does not, however, write like a victim: "The blacklist did plenty of damage, but it was also a broadening...
...committed by an elder brother or sister. Sibling violence is the most common form of family violence, but it often goes undetected by authorities or is dismissed by parents as sibling rivalry. Parents should take complaints seriously, pay close attention to see if one child is always the victim of another, and seek professional help if needed...