Comments on: The Palin Doctrine: You Pay for Your Rape Kit, I’ll Pay for My Tanning Bed http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/the-palin-doctrine-you-pay-for-your-rape-kit-ill-pay-for-my-tanning-bed/ Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:59:36 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: neurophius http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/the-palin-doctrine-you-pay-for-your-rape-kit-ill-pay-for-my-tanning-bed/#comment-1990 neurophius Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:27:53 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/the-palin-doctrine-you-pay-for-your-rape-kit-ill-pay-for-my-tanning-bed/#comment-1990 <p>All snark aside, I think this statement above captures the most troubling aspect of the Palin rape kit issue:</p> <p>” Plus the expense, makes women think twice about crying wolf, thus helping to reduce Alaska’s per capita rape rate, which stands among the highest in our great nation.”</p> <p>How many women would hesitate to report a crime if they knew that doing so would cost them anywhere from $300 to $1200? The Palin rape kit policy is shameful.</p> All snark aside, I think this statement above captures the most troubling aspect of the Palin rape kit issue:

” Plus the expense, makes women think twice about crying wolf, thus helping to reduce Alaska’s per capita rape rate, which stands among the highest in our great nation.”

How many women would hesitate to report a crime if they knew that doing so would cost them anywhere from $300 to $1200? The Palin rape kit policy is shameful.

]]> By: macaquerman http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/the-palin-doctrine-you-pay-for-your-rape-kit-ill-pay-for-my-tanning-bed/#comment-1981 macaquerman Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:16:23 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/the-palin-doctrine-you-pay-for-your-rape-kit-ill-pay-for-my-tanning-bed/#comment-1981 <p>Yes, the pay for your own rape kit idea is small-minded and vile, but so is this post. Don’t get dragged down.</p> Yes, the pay for your own rape kit idea is small-minded and vile, but so is this post. Don’t get dragged down.

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