And Justice for Some (edit title/settings)

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• Michael Jackson: Paid a victim off to prevent him from testifying --spending between 15 and 20 million dollars -- and thus kept a string of major sex offenses off his record.
• Edward Cashman: A judge who sentenced a man to only 60 days in prsion after he was convicted of raping a small girl repeatedly over the course of 4 years, saying that more time behind bars would "accomplish nothing."
• Kobe Bryant: Manipulated the media, with the ardent help of his many fans, to try to get himself out of a rape conviction.
• O. J. Simpson: Used race-baiting to successfully get himself out of 2 murder charges, despite overwhelming physical evidence against him.
• John Ramsey: The author feels strongly that he killed his daughter JonBenet, hiding behind wealth, respectabiluty, and some confusion tactics to evade arrest.
• Bill O'Reilly: A Fox TV pundit and advocate for better protection of crime victims.
• Martha Stewart: The Author feels gender bias and general dislike of the woman blew her insider-trading conviction into much more than it should have been.
• Scott Peterson: Well-known user of the old "he's just not the crimal type" defense when arrested for murdering his pregnant wife.
• Patsy Ramsey: Author feels she has helped her husband evade responsibility for their daughter's murder.
• David Westerfield: Child sex killer made more repulsive with his courtroom tactics.
• Robert Blake: The author feels he successfully used some extensive delaying tactics to help himself get out of a murder rap.
• Mary Kay Letourneau: Treayted by the media as the victim in a tragic love story, where the author sees her more as a diaper-grabbing sex offender.

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• “When the public makes a lot of noise, the courts are less inclined to do the wrong thing.”

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• “I'm confident that, together, we can make victims' rights laws work the way they're supposed to in every criminal case.”

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• “The feeling is: Why bother reporting a crime? The justice process is slow, painful, and usually reslts in the wrong verdict or such little punishment that it's not worth the time or trouble.”

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• “Victims should have lawyers accompany them to the police station when a crime is being reported to ensure that police conduct the best anf fairestpossible investigatn. (And why not? Criminals' lawyers often accompany their clients to police stations to undermine police investigations.) And victim lawyers should be helping prosecutors by appearing in court when appropriate to represent the victim's personal rights and interests.”

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• “As I noted in the introduction, we like to brag to other countries that we have the best system on the planet. But then, in a couple of high-profile cases where theevidence of guilt is overwhelming, we show our true colors, and they are not pretty. The (O.J.) Simpson verdict was painful enough, but the (Michael) Jackson verdict -- yeesh!”

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Organizations edit see section history

• National Sexual Violence Resource Center: Just what it sounds like.
• National Crime Victim Law Institute: Just what it sounds like.
• Stop Family Violence: Just what it sounds like.
• The Innocence Project: Claims that 194 men have been exonerated by DNA testing.
• Alaska Organization of Victims' Rights: Operating like an inspector general's office, crime victims can report misconduct by defense attorneys here and have it investigated and acted upon.
• NAMBLA: The North American Man-Boy Love Association; an advocacy organization that promotes what they think is the right of adult men to have sex with underage boys.
• American Trial Lawyers' Association: Donated thousands of hours of work to help the victims of the 9/11 bombing to se to it that they got some compensation.
• The Ally Foundation: Named after Alexandra Zapp, the victim of a sex murder, this organization works to reform sex-offender laws to improve public safety.
• The It Happened To Alexa Foundation: Helps crime victims with travel and lodging expenses associated with their participation in criminal trials.
• BeyondMissing.org: Started by Marc Klaas, Polly's father, this organization is dedicated to finding missing children faster and making sure the perepatrators are caught quickly and punished appropriately.
• Protect.org: Works with legislators all over the country to correct laws that make it harder to protect children from sex crimes.
• AngelaShelton.org: Helps crime victims get justice when they have no idea where to begin.
• Bikers Against Child Abuse: Make a variety of efforts to protect children against abusers, including physically showing up on theior bikes and guarding them.
• Justice For Children: The author calls this outfit "the best pro-prosecution child advocacy organization in the country."
• Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center: Provides information and advocacy to support and advocate for the rights of crime victims and their families.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Exonerated: Often misinterpreted to mean "proven innocent," this word means a variety of things legally, including "the conviction was overturned for technical reasons, although the guy was guilty of the crime."
• Anti-SLAPP Laws: SLAPP stands for Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation. The laws protect citizens from lawsuits when they engage in public-participation like testifying in court or speaking publicly about crime.
• Restorative Justice: Another term for giving criminal perpetrators light sentences and miscellaneous varieties of support, on the grounds that punishing them and keeping them off the streets really changes nothing.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Wendy Murphy (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Bill O'Reilly (Foreword)

Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 345.7305

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Fine for teens or adults.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › United States › Judicial Branch
• Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Political Doctrines
• Books › Professional & Technical › Law › Procedures & Litigation › Courts
• Books › Professional & Technical › Law › Procedures & Litigation › Trial Practice
• Books › Law › Procedures & Litigation › Trial Practice
• Books › Nonfiction › Government › Legal System
• Books › Law › Procedures & Litigation › Courts
• Books › Nonfiction › Politics

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