[Man, Carl, standing, facing camera]
Carl: New
Year's Eve, 2002.
[Woman, Ferroll, standing, facing camera]
Ferroll: Just
2 years ago.
[Police officer, Manny, standing in front of
counter in a police station]
Manny: In the sixth grade…
[Closeup of a woman, Lisa, with a breathing
tube]
Lisa: July 11, 1994. [camera moves out to show that
she's in a motorized wheelchair, her head, mouth, and eyes show her body's
only movement] I was shot by a teenage gang member.
[Woman, Virginia, standing, holding up a
photo of a young man in a football uniform]
Virginia: My
son Valentino was killed by a drunk driver.
[Closeup of Ferroll]
Ferroll: My baby brother Joseph
was shot.
[Manny, standing in front of counter in a police station]
Manny: I
was sexually assaulted.
[Closeup of Carl]
Carl: My wife Emma was killed by
a drunk driver.
[Closeup of Ferroll]
Ferroll: My heart was ripped apart.
[Closeup of Virginia]
Virginia: The day this
happened to us, our family died.
[Ferroll standing, facing camera, then camera moves in
for closeup]
Ferroll: At that time I had no idea that I needed
help, or that my family needed help.
[Closeup of Manny]
Manny: I didn't know help was
there.
[From a distance, Lisa in her wheelchair, then a closeup
of her face]
Lisa: A detective told us about victim's assistance.
[Closeup of Ferroll]
Ferroll: We did receive help
with the funeral and burial.
[Closeup of Carl's face, then moving away to show him standing]
Carl: They
informed me of my court dates.
[Screen shows Lisa from further away, showing all of wheelchair]
Lisa: They
paid for my wheelchair-accessible van.
[Closeups of Manny, then Carl, then showing Ferroll from
further away, standing]
Voiceover, Ferroll: If you are a
victim of crime, seek help, because help is there for you.
[Closeup of Manny]
Manny: Even if you never reported
the crime.
[Screen shows Lisa and all of wheelchair, then a closeup
of Lisa's face]
Lisa: Crime victims' assistance programs are there
to help.
[Final screen is black with white text.]
Voiceover of
NCVRW 2005 Slogan: Justice isn't served
until crime victims are.
[Rest of final screen is black with small photos of each
victim at top]
White text, no voiceover: Get help or help out.
For victims' assistance: www.crimevictims.gov. [The Department of Justice
seal and the OVC logo are at the bottom of the screen.]
[End of video clip.] Go to Crimevictims.gov
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