Continued delay on this bill would hurt victims and send a terrible message to the world.
They worry, for instance, that exhibitions of photos on posters of the missing could hurt victims' relatives, said Josh Brown, who leads Columbia University's American Social History Project, which is trying to compile all e-mail messages sent from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.
Ms. Krueger says it is too broadly drawn and could hurt victims by encouraging them to wait for test results for H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted diseases rather than take medication immediately.
Evoking scenes of chaos as badly hurt victims wandered the streets without medicine, food or water, and doctors at the local hospital attended to the wounded in the dark without electricity or candlelight, she said: "There is no food, not even in the hotels, and there's no water.
However, through her personal experiences, she recognized that often it's not just the legal system which can hurt victims, but also the social stigma of sexual assault.
"It's the way she goes on the attack and tries to hurt victims of sexual predations".
Sometimes the lapses hurt victims and their families, as in this case.
The Liberals' rapprochement of Iran may hurt victims of terrorism, however, who are still vying to get a piece of Iran's considerable assets.
"I would go to law school, become a prosecutor, and put people in jail who hurt victims like Keith," she wrote of her life-changing epiphany.
She also advises that being able to successfully use mace as a defense tool requires planning, and adds that it can oftentimes be used to hurt victims, not protect them.
