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Crime Victims Equality Act in New Hampshire

By "Persian Cowboy"

By Renny CushingLast year I sponsored legislation (House Bill 370) to prohibit discrimination against victims of crime based upon their position on the death penalty.The bill was inspired by my experience working with other survivors of homicide victims, including some who found they experienced a loss of standing and recognition of rights as crime victims under the law when they spoke out against or acted in opposition to the death penalty for the person who murdered their loved ones. The idea for a Crime Victims Equality Act was first put forth as a policy recommendation in "Dignity Denied: The Experience of Murder Victims' Family Members Who Oppose the Death Penalty" a report Susannah Sheffer and I wrote a few years ago. New Hampshire was the fourth state to consider such victims legislation, and the first state where it became law...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on March 08, 2010 (boomark / email).