Argue that the rediscovery of victims by the news media, elected officials, and commercial enterprises is a (mixed blessing) by stressing the downside: the potential for exploiting their plight for some ulterior purpose such as pesonal gain or profiting from their suffering.
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
1. Identify a group of victims of some specific illegal activity who still has not been rediscov- ered and was not mentioned in this chapter. Describe the kinds of harm this group might be experiencing.
2. Argue that the rediscovery of victims by the news media, elected officials, and commercial enterprises is a “mixed blessing” by stressing the downside: the potential for exploiting their plight for some ulterior purpose such as per- sonal gain or profiting from their suffering.
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