Part 3 | CRIME WRITER TURNED VICTIM AND SURVIVOR: Understanding Drug Facilitated Crimes

In an effort to bring awareness and understanding to what drug facilitated crime scenarios look like and the obstacles victims face, we must begin with ourselves. The law and societal biases won’t change unless we start here, one at a time, learning more and challenging our own thoughts and preconceived notions. With this article, my hope is that each of us will gain greater understanding, we’ll adapt, and that we can all work together to protect each other. In my previous two articles, I unfolded what happened to me and the reality that I am not rich enough, famous enough, or dead enough for the Dallas Police and District Attorney’s office to care to simply follow their own protocols to investigate a crime with ample evidence. [1] This makes understanding these scenarios even more crucial, because we as women have learned, it is a grueling fight to get law enforcement to take these crimes seriously. But we can change society if we change our mindset. <a href="https://medium.com/@lachandlar/part-3-crime-writer-turned-victim-and-survivor-7013adaf369e">Read More</a>