The truth about stalking: the high price paid by victims. The campaigners calling for a stalking register. And coming face to face with an offender. Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking, ITV 2022
Obsession, fixation, surveillance and spying. Sending hundreds of messages or turning up outside a home: all potential stalking behaviours. And every year thousands of us are being targeted. ibid.
Jewish Voice for Labour is supported by Palestinians in the party who believe they are the victims of racism. The Labour Files I ***** The Crisis, Al Jazeera 2022
25 year ago almost to the day Louise was born without arms and legs, a victim of a drug called Thalidomide. It had been prescribed to her mother as a sedative during pregnancy. The makers said it was safe. World in Action: Born Survivors, ITV 1987
In Britain there are more than 400 victims of Thalidomide. ibid.
For almost 20 years Valérie Bacot endured horrific abuse from her stepfather turned husband. Yes, you heard that correctly. This woman was forced to marry the man who had been raping and torturing her since she was 12 years old. True Crime Recaps: The Fine Line Between Victim and Criminal, Youtube 9.24, 2021
Valérie’s mother met a truck driver named Daniel Polette … From the start they were encouraged to call him Daddy … Her mother turned a blind eye to the obvious signs of abuse … His brother described him as an evil monster. ibid.
She [Valérie] gave birth to three more children and the abuse got worse … She noticed he was taking an unusual interest in their daughter … She shot him dead in the back of the head. ibid.
Who exactly is the victim in the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard defamation trial? … Is it Amber who says she suffered physical, emotional, psychological and sexual violence at his hands or is it Johnny who claims she was the aggressor? True Crime Recaps: Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard: The Trial So Far, Youtube 22.35, 2022
Victims: Ghislaine Maxwell has a problem with that word. In preparation for her upcoming trial her lawyers are asking the court to ban the use of the word victim in favour of the word accuser. True Crime Recaps: Ghislaine Maxwell Update: Judge Denies Requests! Youtube 8.27, 2022
High above the Old Bailey stands a Statue of Justice. She holds a Sword in her right hand and the Scales of Justice in her left. These days I’m not sure that the Sword of Justice is relevant. British Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld s2e5: Live By the Sword, Amazon 2024
We should not turn our backs on victims just because of the company they keep. ibid.
[CNN News]: Our first guest, Patty Hearst. Victim of the most bizarre kidnapping story in American history … Four months later she stunned the world with an announcement that she’s joined the terrorists. The Radical Story of Patty Hearst I, Amazon Prime 2018
Is she America’s most famous crime victim? Or is she the most famous rich turncoat in American history? ibid. comment
Symbionese Liberation Army: They [shot Marcus Foster [pro rozzers in schools] dead at point blank range. ibid.
SLA inc. Bill Harris, Emily Harris, Angela Atwood, Donald DeFreeze, Willie Wolfe, Nancy Ling Perry, Patricia Soltysik, Camilla Hall, Joe Remero, Russ Little, Thero Wheeler, Steven Soliah, Kathleen Soliah …
[TV News]: There’s been a big kidnapping on the West Coast. The victim is Patricia Hearst … The Radical Story of Patty Hearst II: The Captive
February 1974: ‘People in Need’ food distribution plan. ibid.
Reagan urges refusal of Hearst food. ibid. AP article
Patricia Hearst strongly disputes Bill Harris’s account. Hearst says she was tortured and raped by her captors. ibid. caption
I have chosen to stay and fight. ibid. Patty’s communique to parents
[Jeffrey Toobin, author]: The story of the SLA, especially at the beginning, is tactical victories, strategic incompetence. They successfully kidnapped Patty Hearst. They successfully organised the food delivery. They successfully recruit her to be one of their own. Those are all true victories. But to what end? The Radical Story of Patty Hearst III: The Robbery
Hibernia Bank: She insisted on being with the assault team. ibid. Bill Harris
The shoot-out at Mel’s [Sporting Good] is for me the single most important piece of evidence that Patty Hearst had joined the SLA. Patty Hearst is no longer a captive; she is a participant in the terrorism of the SLA. ibid. Toobin
So we decide that the place where we would be least conspicuous would be a heavily touristed place, and so we choose Disneyland. And as soon as we get our stuff in the motel, we turn on the TV: they’ve already surrounded the house on 54th Street. ibid. Harris
SLA member: Hey, pig, smoke this! ibid. Siege of 54th Street
[Bill Harris]: We all knew and we didn’t have to talk about it that what was happening before our eyes on television was our responsibility. The Radical Story of Patty Hearst IV: The Lost Year
Everybody wanted to know if Patty Hearst was there. ibid. comment
The SLA ceased to exist after everybody got killed. The people that helped us stay alive were not in the SLA. ibid.
I would never choose to live the rest of my life surrounded by pigs like the Hearsts. Death to the fascist insects that prey upon the lives of the people. ibid. Patsy’s message
[Tanya/Patty]: We fully realize we cannot win a revolutionary war without armed struggle. ibid.
The FBI begins to identify the cell, the group, that is now sheltering Patty Hearst in Sacramento. ibid. newspaper
Bank Customer Is Slain in Carmichael Robbery: A gang of three men and woman armed with pistols and a shotgun burst into a Carmichael bank shortly after it opened today, fatally wounding a woman customer, and escaped with $13,000 to $18,000. ibid.
After the group moved back to San Francisco, their political activism took one form: bombing. The Radical Story of Patty Hearst V: The Conversation, comment
August 7th 1975: Taraval Police Station bombing attempt; August 20th 1975 Marin County Courthouse Bombing; August 22nd 1975 Bombs Placed Under LAPD squad cars. ibid. captions
We never saw them till they jumped out and arrested us. ibid. Bill Harris
This is not beyond understanding at all. ibid. comment re proposed brainwashing defense
These are completely false claims. ibid. Bill Harris re Patty’s claims in court
Patty defies judge – takes Fifth 42 times. The Radical Story of Patty Hearst VI: The Verdict, Chicago Tribune 24th February 1976
Patty’s Guilty: A Quick Verdict: Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was found guilty in federal court yesterday of robbing the Hibernia bank in San Francisco and of using a firearm while committing the felony. ibid. The Oakland Tribune 21st March 1976
November 19th 1976: She is freed by Judge Orrick on $1 million bail with the provision that she live with her parents. ibid.
Patricia Hearst’s Request For New Trial Rejected. ibid. AP news
The long ordeal has put a strain on the family. ibid. TV news re Patty’s release