Thanks to Governor Palin, who was the Mayor of Wasilla at the time, Wasilla now has a police chief, a police force, a wastewater treatment system, a fire department (other than the volunteer fire department) and an infrastructure.....Much ado, about absolutely nothing once again P.A.
On Sep 9, 9:09 am, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sarah Palin is an absolute disaster as a leader! While she was mayor > of Wasilla they charged rape victims for the rape kits used to collect > evidence! The only reason they stopped was because Alaska passed a > law that victims could not be charged for the kits. > > I love the reasoning of the police chief under Palin: he didn't agree > with the new law because the perp should pay for the kit. > > Pardon, but did they charge the perps for the investigation supplies > when they investigated a burglary? > > If anyone had any doubts about the cruel nature of Sarah Palin, and > the way she really feels about women's issues (as long as they don't > apply to herself, of course), this should cinch it. > > ---------------- > > Knowles signs sexual assault bill > (http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2000/05/23/news.txt) > > Published on Monday, May 22, 2000 9:00 PM AKDT > JO C. GOODE / The Frontiersman / May 23, 2000 > > ANCHORAGE - Gov. Tony Knowles recently signed legislation protecting > victims of sexual assault from being billed for tests to collect > evidence of the crime, but one local police chief said the new law > will further burden taxpayers. > > The governor signed House Bill 270, sponsored by Rep. Eric Croft, D- > Anchorage, outside the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) exam room > at Alaska Regional Hospital. In attendance at the signing were members > of victims advocate groups, law enforcement agencies and legislators. > The new law makes it illegal for any law enforcement agency to bill > victims or victims insurance companies for the costs of examinations > that take place to collect evidence of a sexual assault or determine > if a sexual assault did occur. > > We would never bill the victim of a burglary for fingerprinting and > photographing the crime scene, or for the cost of gathering other > evidence, Knowles said. Nor should we bill rape victims just because > the crime scene happens to be their bodies. > > 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. > > According to Fannon, the new law will cost the Wasilla Police > Department approximately $5,000 to $14,000 a year to collect evidence > for sexual assault cases. > > Ultimately it is the criminal who should bear the burden of the added > costs, Fannon said. > > The forensic exam is just one part of the equation. Id like to see the > courts make these people pay restitution for these things, Fannon > said. > > Fannon said he intends to include the cost of exams required to > collect evidence in a restitution request as a part of a criminals > sentencing. > > Palmer police chief Laren Zager said that to his knowledge, no sexual > assault victim has ever been billed by the city of Palmer for an exam > to collect evidence of a crime. Zager, who has been police chief since > January, said he would never expect a victim to be burdened with the > cost of a police investigation. > > Im prepared to pay every dime in an investigation. As long as I am > chief, I would never bill a victim, Zager said. > > The new bill would also make law enforcement agencies that are > investigating a sexual assault responsible for the costs of testing > victims for sexually transmitted diseases and emergency > contraception. > > ----------- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
