Dear Berks County Survivors & Victims of Violent Crime,
We are currently planning events for National Crime Victims Rights Week which will be held April 13 - 19, 2008 in Berks County. This is a National Week of remembrance started in 1981 by President Reagan to promote victims' rights and to honor crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf.
Our Victims need to be heard. Although their voice's have been silenced, our voices have not been. We need to speak and be heard on their behalf. Their right to life was taken & as we write these pages and see the senseless way life is viewed by these criminals for drugs, sex, money, power, greed, hatred, jewelry, etc.. We have got to work together to make victim's rights a priority.
To all the survivors whose loved ones have been through the court system, you have seen & felt first hand the heartache, problems & many things that NEED to be changed. Laws need to be changed. One by one, we can make a difference. There is power in numbers. Please work with us to help the voices of victims to be heard.
Residents, if you have not been touched by violence consider yourself lucky. None of us thought we would be in these shoes. It is nothing like any of us ever imagined, from the time we were told of our loved ones death & how we were informed, to finding the perpetrator, trials, pleas, attorney's, judges, rulings, postponements, sentencing, etc...
We welcome everyone to come out and get involved to help us make Berks County and PA safer for everyone. Sincerely, The Years of Tears Organization
As survivors of crime, we have very few rights to protect us!
WE MUST STAND TOGETHER FOR OUR VOICE TO BE HEARD LOUD & CLEAR!
We need to have better laws put into place to help protect the citizens of the United States. As of right now, the CRIMINAL has more rights than the VICTIM!! How is this possible in our great Nation?
Current funding is in jeopardy of not being distributed by the federal government. See the Article below.
Money intended to be used is there, but the federal government is not distributing it, state officials say.
