#marsynicholas

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This is Marsy Nicholas. In 1983 when she was 21 years old she was murdered by her ex boyfriend and stalker. "Marsy's Law, the California Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008, enacted by voters as Proposition 9 through the initiative process in the November 2008 general election, is an Amendment to the state's constitution and certain penal code sections. The act protects and expands the legal rights of victims of crime to include 17 rights in the judicial process, including the right to legal standing, protection from the defendant, notification of all court proceedings, and restitution, as well as granting parole boards far greater powers to deny inmates parole. Passage of this law in California has led to the passage of a similar law in Illinois and Ohio, and efforts to pass similar laws in Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Iowa, Oklahoma, Florida, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia." The fact that this law has not passed in every state is appalling. Follow the link in my description and sign the petition. It takes 2 minutes to help save countless lives. If you think this is a waste of time get out of my life. Now. #marsyslaw #marsynicholas https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo-bg8EhcF9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vcpn8zg27pmp