“The World According to Doctrine” — “They were in the wrong place . . .”

“They were in the wrong place . . .”

Everybody in the Criminal Justice System knows: it’s the victims that cause all the trouble – they’re the grit that fouls up the smooth running cycle of plea bargains and paroles, cause unnecessary paperwork, and drive up departmental statistics.

So the victims are now “complainants” – and the criminals? They’re victims of complainants.