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This
site features victim's stories
as well as stories from offenders.
We're not trying to make offenders look like
victims, asking for your sympathy; rather
it's to let you know how it feels to kill
an innocent person and live with blood on
your hands.
AAIM organizes Victim Impact Panels that reach
over 700 defendants in several Illinois counties
each month. AAIM's Victim Impact Panel is
not punitive in nature. Judges order DUI defendants
to attend Victim Impact Panels for prevention
measures. AAIM is unique because we've never
done a panel without offender speakers. At
each panel we have two victims and one offender
tell about the physical, emotional, spiritual
and financial devastation that drunk drivers
affect in a person's life.
We ask you to read these stories to get an
idea about what DUI defendants hear at panels.
It is very therapeutic for victims to tell
their stories and the offenders feel they
might prevent a death when others hear their
stories.
For
an offender to speak at a panel, he or she
must pass an interview. The questions asked
are as follows:
Are you abstinent from alcohol or drugs?
Do you take full blame for the crash?
Are you truly remorseful?
Do you want to make a difference?
Only those who meet these qualifications speak
at panels.
We do not hate the drunk drivers - we hate
what they do! Please act responsibly when
you're out for an evening of fun.
