Seriously. In case you haven't heard it already on the blogosphere, back in 2000, Alaskan Governor Tony Knowles signed legislation making it illegal for law enforcement agencies to charge victims or alleged victims of rape for their own rape kits, the city of Wasilla under Mayor Sarah Palin opted to do so anyway.
The article states,
"While the Alaska State Troopers and most municipal police agencies have covered the cost of exams, which cost between $300 to $1,200 apiece, the Wasilla police department does charge the victims of sexual assault for the tests.
Wasilla Police Chief Charlie Fannon does not agree with the new legislation, saying the law will require the city and communities to come up with more funds to cover the costs of the forensic exams.
In the past weve charged the cost of exams to the victims insurance company when possible. I just dont want to see any more burden put on the taxpayer, Fannon said."
Does most of America's women (and men) really want this woman pushing similar policies on a federal level?
Saturday, September 13, 2008
A woman against women's rights for VP?
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"..the law will require the city and communities to come up with more funds to cover the costs of the forensic exams"
So what?
Are these rape kits not essential to police work?
Why bother funding the police at all then?
Of the relatively few departments the mayor of Wasilla was/is in charge of, the police department is one of them. I just don't see how someone could a.)not only be willing to charge victims for their own rape kits to begin with, but b.) defy a state law mandating that victims not have to pay for them. That kind of takes away the excuse she might have used of any accidental oversight in policy.
Man or woman in charge, most people's intuition alone will tell them that that is just wrong.
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