Victim Impact Statement Examples

When analyzing the victim impact statement, it is noted that various forms of stance can as well be detected. The most prominent variations of stance used are denial, vulnerability, powerless, realization, encouragement and acceptance. In the beginning of Appendix 2, the victim starts off with a stance of denial. The moment she woke up in the hospital was when she realized her underwear was missing and confusion struck her. This form of confusion was disguised in a stance of denial, such as finding excuses on why her panties were not on her body. To illustrate, “In order to keep breathing, I thought maybe the policeman used scissors to cut them off for evidence” (Appendix 2, 1). By justifying why her underwear was missing she tried to prevent herself from losing her sanity. In addition, when the victim discovered what has happened to her, she mentions being in …show more content…
Likewise, as an older sister, the victim keeps her identity as a role model towards her sister. This type of stance can be revealed in her wanting to suppress her emotions to not harm her sister. She seemingly accomplished this by distracting her sister from the assault, by using her physical apparel as a tool. For example, “I wanted to take away her pain. I smiled at her, I told her to look at me, I’m right here; I’m okay, everything’s okay… Look at these funny new sweatpants and sweatshirt, I look like a P.E. teacher” (Appendix 2, 2). Through the victim making her priority to make her sister happy and not worry, she has an apparent stance of still being a protective nurturing sister, regardless of the kind of trauma present. Comparatively, while the victim was directing her statement towards Brock Turner, she mentions how he has affected her sister’s mental state because of her absent during the sexual assault. In detail, “All the crying, the hurting you have imposed on me, I can take