“ One in four girls will experience sexual abuse by the time she is sixteen, and 48 percent of all rapes involve a young woman under the age of eighteen. It’s not surprising then, that in a society wher… Patti Feuereisen
“ There are two different kinds of people in the world. There are people who instinctively look for every chance to be a “victim” and those who look for every chance to rise above—regardless of where th… Christopher Hawke
“ Oddly then, in our search for meaning, we often assign victims too much blame for their assaults, and offenders too little. Our inconsistencies do not seem to trouble us, but they are truly puzzling.… Anna C. Salter
“ We mute the realization of malevolence- which is too threatening to bear - by turning offenders into victims themselves and by describing their behavior as the result of forces beyond their control. Anna C. Salter
“ I should meet many people who do not know anyone personally who has been raped or molested as a child. But I can't remember seeing a newspaper without a rape or molestation charge in it somewhere, and… Anna C. Salter
“ The lack of stringent laws and the inefficient prosecution ofperpetrators have made it increasingly difficult for victims and theirfamilies to get the justice they deserve. Oche Otorkpa
“ By developing a contaminated, stigmatized identity, the child victim takes the evil of the abuser into herself and thereby preserves her primary attachments to her parents. Because the inner sense of… Judith Lewis Herman
“ Life was a bloody battlefield until I conquered the enemy and won the war. Now, life is a journey, and I am a warrior. Prepared for anything and weakened by nothing. There are hills and dales, mountai… B.G. Bowers
“ Victims are members of society whose problems represent the memory of suffering, rage, and pain in a world that longs to forget. Bessel A. van der Kolk
“ Of all the parts of your body, be most vigilant over your index finger, for it is blame-thirsty. A pointed finger is a victim’s logo. Joseph Brodsky
“ The fact that most perpetrators of organised abuse are men, and that their most intensive and sadistic abuses are visited upon girls and women, has gone largely unnoticed, as have the patterns of gend… Michael Salter
“ In this great land of the free we call it human trafficking. And so long as we don’t partake in the luxury, ignoring slavery is of no consequence. It is much easier to look away and ignore the victims… D'Andre Lampkin
“ Neil once told me you had to become a monster so that you didn't become the victim of one instead. I don't care what anyone says. I believe him. Shirley Marr
“ Children who are victimized through sexual abuse often begin to develop deeply held tenets that shape their sense of self: 'My worth is my sexuality. I'm dirty and shameful. I have no right to my own… Rachel Lloyd
“ There was no feeling of dedication because it was absolutely involuntary. I do not doubt that if the Marines had asked for volunteers for an impossible campaign such as Guadalcanal, almost everyone no… Robert Leckie
“ Our society needs criminals like Wolfgang Priklopil in order to give a face to the evil that lives within and to split it off from ... It needs the images of cellar dungeons so as not to have to see t… Natascha Kampusch
“ The food chain has victims at both ends: even rapists and murderers need someone to look down on, and kid killers will do nicely. Michael Marshall
“ ...victims of violent crime are not always believed...[referring to victim testimony at serial killer and pedophile Marc Detroux's trial] Natascha Kampusch
“ People do not emphasize with victims and give them limitless sympathy, but can very quickly switch to aggression and rejection Natascha Kampusch
