Example Of A Victim Daisy Case
A victim “is an individual who suffer injuries, losses, or hardships for any reason”, (Karmen, 2013). Persons may become victims of “accidents, natural disasters, diseases, or social problems such as warfare, discrimination, political witch hunts, and other injustices”, (Karmen, 2013). Being a victim of a crime can be very traumatic at times. People often tend to forget the damage it may cause to family, friends, and significant others. Indirect, also known as secondary victims, “are not immediately involved or physically injured in confrontations, but they might be burdened or devastated from the incident that may occur”, (Christiansen, 2012). For example, as you continue reading this case, you will find that the victim Daisy is the victim
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Melinda woke up the morning Daisy was left in front of her house around 5:00 am and heard clawing on the door. Then is when she found her daughter in her shirtsleeves and sweatpants outside her door in mid-freezing temperatures and was left outside her home for about three hours. After questioning her daughter Daisy about her whereabouts and what had happened to her, Melinda did what any concerned parent would have done for their child and gave her daughter a warm bath. This is when Melinda found indications that her daughter had been raped and tried reporting the incident to the authorities. Daisy claimed that she doesn’t remember anything after arriving at Barnett’s house and was given a liquid to drink while Barnett raped her and his friend video-taped from his phone. At this point, Melinda believes her daughter was given a date-rape drug and was then under the influence of the involuntary act. When she relayed that information to the authorities (Nodaway County prosecutor Robert Rice), they did nothing to support her accusations for her daughter who was under the influenced and was raped by a teenage boy who was two years older than she was. Rather, he said that there was not enough evidence to pursue a felony charge for a case that is lacking evidence, so he closed the case. It was also said
Melinda woke up the morning Daisy was left in front of her house around 5:00 am and heard clawing on the door. Then is when she found her daughter in her shirtsleeves and sweatpants outside her door in mid-freezing temperatures and was left outside her home for about three hours. After questioning her daughter Daisy about her whereabouts and what had happened to her, Melinda did what any concerned parent would have done for their child and gave her daughter a warm bath. This is when Melinda found indications that her daughter had been raped and tried reporting the incident to the authorities. Daisy claimed that she doesn’t remember anything after arriving at Barnett’s house and was given a liquid to drink while Barnett raped her and his friend video-taped from his phone. At this point, Melinda believes her daughter was given a date-rape drug and was then under the influence of the involuntary act. When she relayed that information to the authorities (Nodaway County prosecutor Robert Rice), they did nothing to support her accusations for her daughter who was under the influenced and was raped by a teenage boy who was two years older than she was. Rather, he said that there was not enough evidence to pursue a felony charge for a case that is lacking evidence, so he closed the case. It was also said