“One might expect that the families of murder victims would be showered with sympathy and support, embraced by their communities. But in reality they are far more likely to feel isolated, fearful, and ashamed, overwhelmed by grief and guilt, angry at the criminal-justice system, and shunned by their old friends.” FeelsRealityMightWould BeCommunityJusticeGriefSupportMurderVictimAngryGuiltCriminalsAshamedFearfulIsolatedOverwhelmedOld FriendsJustice SystemCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice SystemMurder Victims Author:Eric Schlosser
“According to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers. More than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.” HalfMembersPercentMurderVictimCommittedStrangerNeighborGirlfriendStatisticsAcquaintanceCasualFbiFamily MembersBoyfriend And GirlfriendMurder Victims Author:Alafair Burke
“Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.” InterestPartyCrimeDemandUniqueForgivenessDirectMurderVictimGrantsBehalfAtonementAbolishMurder Victims Author:W. H. Auden
“It takes two to make a murder. There are born victims, born to have their throats cut, as the cut-throats are born to be hanged.” TwoBornCuttingMurderVictimThroatMurder Victims Book:The collected works of Aldous Huxley Source: The collected works of Aldous Huxley
“I'm done with the shows about "women got murdered by husband." My wife watches them constantly, but it makes me want to kill myself. They serve no purpose. They're not news shows. They just exploit all of these murder victims.” WantDoneShowsPurposeWatchesWifeHusbandNewsMurderVictimMy WifeExploitsMurder Victims Author:Billy Lawrence
“And this shows that people want to be stupid and they do not want to know the truth. And it shows that something called Occam's razor is true. And Occam's razor is not a razor that men shave with but a Law, and it says: Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem. Which is Latin and it means: No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary. Which means that a murder victim is usually killed by someone known to them and fairies are made out of paper and you can't talk to someone who is dead.” PeopleKnowsMenWantShouldMeanMadeShowsLawKnownStupidPaperMurderVictimFairyLatinRazorsOccam's RazorMurder Victims Author:Mark Haddon
“The idea that murder victims' families are best served by continuing the cycle of violence is something that I consider to be not only a lie, but criminally negligent. You lie to victims' families when you tell them they're going to receive closure if they participate in the process and witness the execution of a human being.” IfsHumansIdeasLyingProcessHuman BeingsViolenceMurderVictimWitnessCyclesExecutionContinuingClosureCycle Of ViolenceMurder Victims Author:Steve Earle