[Vision2020] And the Hits Just keep On Coming . . .

[Jeff Harkins]

This is an example of the kind of rubbish that should not be on this 
site.  If Hansen thinks there is merit to this issue, a pointer to 
some official record would be helpful.  But to cite an article based 
on a  "blog"

Gee wiz folks - come on!

At 12:20 PM 9/10/2008, you wrote:
> >From US News and World Report (that's a reliable news source for those who
>wish to know) at:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/6j4ma4
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>Sarah Palin and the Rape Kit Question
>
>The blogosphere is reporting that when she was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska,
>in the late 1990s, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's
>municipal police department charged rape victims for the "rape kit" used
>to collect the forensic evidence necessary to convict their attackers.
>According to reports, this changed in 2000 when then Alaska Gov. Tony
>Knowles signed a bill protecting rape victims from being charged. As I
>wrote recently, however, the situation described in Wasilla is not unique.
>In all too many instances, women are still being stuck with the bill for
>rape kits. This despite the fact that in order to qualify for federal
>grants under the Violence Against Women Act, states are supposed to pick
>up the entire tab.
>
>If on her watch Sarah Palin allowed women to be charged for rape kits, she
>has some serious explaining to do. But while she's undoubtedly the most
>visible offender, if the story is true, she's unfortunately not the only
>one to have permitted this reprehensible practice.
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>Can you imagine charging rape victims anywhere from $300 to $1,200 for the
>material and processes in gathering evidence against the person that raped
>them?
>
>This is an atrocity no matter who the mayor is.  But when that mayor is
>running for Vice President of the United States . . .
>
>
>Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
>Tom Hansen
>Moscow, Idaho
>
>"Jesus was a community organizer and Poncius Pilate was a governor."
>
>- Marilyn Trail, sister of Representative Tom trail (September 8, 2008)
>
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