Sarah Palin.
Sep. 10th, 2008 05:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annwfynOK.
I know there are a few conservative/republican types out there.
Can anyone explain to me why it is reasonable to charge rape victims $1200 for their own rape kits?
Because I can't think of a single way it makes sense. It penalises victims of crime, means that those without financial means simply can't afford justice, and means that violent criminals are far more likely to get away scot free.
It's insane.
And it's also a policy implemented by Sarah Palin in her time as Mayor of Wasilla.
Oh, and just while I'm posting up links, I read this article on a charity which achieved fame for sending pregnant cows to Uganda. The article paints a very rose tinted view of this charity - does anyone know what it is missing? It mentions that there are criticisms of this scheme out there, but then dismisses them all very firmly, and that has vaguely put my hackles up for some reason.
I know there are a few conservative/republican types out there.
Can anyone explain to me why it is reasonable to charge rape victims $1200 for their own rape kits?
Because I can't think of a single way it makes sense. It penalises victims of crime, means that those without financial means simply can't afford justice, and means that violent criminals are far more likely to get away scot free.
It's insane.
And it's also a policy implemented by Sarah Palin in her time as Mayor of Wasilla.
Oh, and just while I'm posting up links, I read this article on a charity which achieved fame for sending pregnant cows to Uganda. The article paints a very rose tinted view of this charity - does anyone know what it is missing? It mentions that there are criticisms of this scheme out there, but then dismisses them all very firmly, and that has vaguely put my hackles up for some reason.
