Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Palin: Rape Victims Pay Here

Oh, how the Republicans love to tout Sarah Palin as just a common woman, an everyday woman, and a conservative feminist. How they love to try to portray as the October surprise come early, pulling all of the Hillary supporters away from the Democrats.

Yeah, right.

Although I am sure there are a number of women that are biting into the Palin thing, most are not.

I don't doubt that team McPalin will be losing even more when they learn what Palin's real idea of compassionate conservative feminism comes from. When the then-governor of Alaska, Tony Knowles, a Democrat, signed a bill that would prevent rape victims from having to pay for the forensic kits, Palin's police chief express their displeasure. From the Frontiersman:
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 we've charged the cost of exams to the victims insurance company when possible. I just don't 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. I'd 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.

Obviously, under Palin's regime, if you're a victim of a crime, even one as abhorrent as rape, you darn well better be able to pay for the investigation. And if you're poor, and can't afford the kit, well, I guess you just get to get re-victimized.

Real classy lady, that Palin.

But how does Palin explain this position. Who knows? She too scared to talk to the media, or even take questions from the public. Or maybe it's not fear. Maybe she feels that the people doesn't need to know, just bow down and accept her decrees (emphasis mine):

McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said they had taken the unusual step of keeping their vice presidential choice from the press, despite the widespread curiosity to find out anything about her until they showed some "deference" toward her.

"Until at which point in time we feel like the news media is going to treat her with some respect and deference," Davis told Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, "I think it would be foolhardy to put her out in that environment."

Mirriam-Webster defines deference as "respect and esteem due a superior or an elder; also : affected or ingratiating regard for another's wishes"

And here I thought the liberals were supposed to be the elitists. I guess that this is a job for the Anti-Truth Squad.

3 comments:

  1. Gee. Now Palin is also Wasilla Police Chief Charlie Fannon?

    They are one and the same?

    No wonder Obamamamama has his tongue tied and his brain is fried.

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  2. Well, Dad29, she did appoint him, she was mayor at the time of that article, and in 2003, she served as chair of Fannon's (unsuccessful) run for mayor of Wasilla, which caused its own series of ethics questions that were raised in their press.

    More here and here. What's not clear so far (that I can see) is whether rape victims were ever actually charged for the cost of the kit, as opposed to the state picking up the cost.

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  3. Appointed him. Well, THAT's the ticket, John. Backed him for Mayor. Clearly, it's obvious.

    He was simply a sock-puppet, not the Chief of Police.

    Yah. That explains it.

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