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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Seth Leibsohn: Crime Victims are the Truly Forgotten
Description: This is National Crime Victimsâ Rights Week. Â Most donât know this. Â One might say crime victims are the truly forgotten here. Â In our current victim-obsessed society, where so many build hierarchies of historical and present grievances, actual victims of crime are the lowest rung on the authentic ladder of the injured. As a founder of Crime Victimsâ Rights Week once warned, we must be careful to protect the word âvictim,â lest it be corrupted. Â For too long, law schools have emphasized the rights of the accused, teaching almost nothing about the rights of their victimsâor the rights of th...