I started this blog because I know too much to be quiet about the very poor way in which crime victims are treated in New York.
I've been a lawyer for nearly twenty years and I'm a former prosecutor. I never knew just how bad crime victims services were in New York until I became a target for some creeps who began stalking and harassing me after I was successful in a case that made them unhappy.
On this blog I'll chronicle the problems I've had with the NYS Crime Victims Board, catching up on the past three years while I share the current story.
I've already learned that I am not alone on this journey, with many other people sharing the same bad experiences with the CVB. Hopefully, sharing the story will be a stepping stone for making things better.
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I am glad that I am not the only one who is experiencing this. It is so sad and frustrating. You are told from the beginning that you will be compensated for medical bills, loss of employment, reimbursed for your bloody clothes etc. I keep getting the run around. They are not paying a nearly $1,000 ambulance bill nor my bills from the hospital. they are however reimbursing me for my medications (eventually). If they are paying for the medication stemming from my violent attack it would make sense to pay for the medical bills as well. The entire nys judicial, law enforcement and cvs need a complete overhaul. I understand why women give up. Why they feel like no one is there for them. You are victimized by the person who hurt you, and then again by the entire system. You become emotionally drained. Once my attacker is hopefully put away, i will do everything in my power to make sure i get the just treatment i deserve. I have been an upstanding citizen my entire life. my attacker is getting better treatment than me. there is no other word for it except DISGUSTING. It would benefit cvs to help their victims, so as to keep them productive members of society and not fall into a lifelong trap of feeling abused and wronged by the system. you feel worthless and like a case number. i think they do this on purpose to make you give up. i however will not. i felt like i was going crazy, or maybe im being too sensitive or maybe this is just how things are. i am glad i came across this. i will not give up. i will find a way to be heard. thank you for this blog :)
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