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

[Tom Hansen]

Psst, psst, Harkins -

>From the May 22, 200 edition of the online newspaper "The Frontiersman" 
(Wasilla, Alaska) at:

http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2000/05/23/news.txt

"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."

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Good enough?

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho




> 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
> >
> >----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >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.
> >
> >----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >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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"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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students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)


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