What would that be? Things like this? Last week new evidence arose revealing that under Palin's administration, Wasilla cut funds that paid for the rape kits and shifted the burden onto the victims themselves or their insurance companies (kits generally cost between $500-$1200). Under Wasilla Police Chief Irl Stambaugh, the town had included the cost of rape kits in the budget. But Palin fired Stambaugh and replaced him with Charlie Fannon, who then took the money out of the budget - a budget Palin approved. Fannon evidently did not have a problem with billing victims, though he admitted that he would rather see the perpetrator pay for the rape kits (without elaborating on how that realistically or successfully might occur).
The town law did not change until Alaska state legislators got wind of what was happening (in Wasilla and other small towns) and introduced a bill, signed into law in 2000, making 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." Fannon immediately objected, stating in an article on May 23, 2000 that "...the law will require the city and communities to come up with more funds to cover the costs of the forensic exams...I just don't want to see any more burdens on the tax payer." Fannon did not explain why rape victims should pay for their evidence collection kits while victims of burglary, for example, would not. On Oct 7, 2:54 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hatred? > > Truth Obama and the mainstream press don't tell us. > > I have no respect for Oabama or the mainstream press anymore. > > On Oct 7, 11:59 am, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Where is McCain's Honor? > > To incite hatred against another US Citizen to win an election? > > I have no respect for McCain any more. > > > October 07, 2008 > > Sean Lewis > > > McCain promised the country he would run a honest, respectful > > and positive campaign. He broke the promise. > > > Both McCain and Palin are trying to link the idea of > > Terrorism to Obama, they are stating that an incident that > > occurred when Obama was 8 years old should be held against > > him. > > > An incident that occurred when he was 8 years old! > > > The Religious Right the base of the Republican party, > > seem to only forgive the sin, when the sin is one of their > > exulted leaders such as Limbaugh or Palin's Daughter. > > > If you are NOT one of the chosen people you are a junkie > > who should get mandatory jail time or a whoring moral-less > > welfare mom trying to get a free ride on tax payers. > > > Forget about forgiveness if you actually was penalized for > > your crime and are now on another path in your life. > > > No that doesn't count, unless you are the Republican > > Elite, then you were a victim and off limits for any comments > > about judgement. > > > What McCain is doing is almost equal to inciting people > > to riot. > > > People attending McCain and Palin rallies are now calling > > Obama a terrorist and talking about assassinating him. > > Both Palin and McCain are ignoring these shouts at their > > rallies and by doing this are in effect condoning such potential > > actions. > > > This hate baiting from a Presidential candidate is unacceptable > > and leads to question this individuals integrity, state of > > mind and competency to govern and lead. > > > Someone should remind McCain he was an officer and > > he should again read the Military Code of Honor. It is > > clear he no longer follows it.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
