[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5872]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CRIME--VICTIMS--JUSTICE

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, the suffering of a quiet group of remarkable 
individuals is often overlooked by our culture. Victims of crime 
sometimes spend the rest of their lives trying to cope with being 
someone else's prey.
  These people are a cross section of America and include all races, 
ages, religions, and they come from all economic backgrounds. You see, 
violent crime plays no favorites and does not discriminate.
  We, as neighbors, should be aware of and concerned about these 
victims. That is why we honor and remember them during this National 
Crime Victims Rights Week. Since 1981, each year in April, communities 
throughout these vast great plains have celebrated National Crime 
Victims Rights Week to promote victims' rights and to recognize 
victims, as well as those who advocate on their behalf.
  We can do victims justice by raising awareness of their plight and 
demanding that justice prevail in their lives, many of whom spend quiet 
lives of desperation. They are the forgotten participants in the 
judicial system, and we will forget them no more.
  And that's just the way it is.

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