Thank you.
I'm going to start with Ms. Kaulius, and maybe Ms. Lucier, as well. You both made statements that really struck me. I've heard statements like that before, but they struck me, especially when combined with your telling your very personal and tragic stories. It really pulls at our hearts, and I hope it did that for everyone. I'm sure it did.
Ms. Kaulius, you said it feels like the accused has more rights than victims. Ms. Lucier said something similar, talking about the rights of offenders being more valued than those of the victims. You both kind of elaborated on those statements by indicating the injustice, whether it be short sentences that don't really seem to fit the crime, or the complexity and confusion around the legal and court processes, or lack of information. There were many factors that played into that.
I want to give you both a chance to respond—and I guess it will have to be brief, unfortunately, with the time I've been allotted. How does that make the victim's families feel? What sort of an impact does that have on a victim's family, when you feel like the accused has more rights than you do as a victim?
Ms. Kaulius.