Here's a new one. It's quite galling, even for a state like Texas. As you might recall, Texas had legislature, and a governor (George W. Bush), that passed a law that said the insurance company can decide when a child, on life support, is declared dead. Nice, huh?
Now, Greg Abbott, the Attorney General has decided that Texas law enforcement needs to charge rape victims for the rape kits. He pleads that it the state paying, via the State's fund for such things, would make the fund go bankrupt. His answer: get the victim to defray costs!
Such a wonderful, Republican idea. (In case you were wondering - Mr Abbott is a Republican. He also argued for the Ten Commandments in front of the US Supreme Court. I'm not 100% on the Ten Commandments, but I'm sure it's in there: Thou shalt charge thy State's Rape victims for the criminal act against them.
What a disgrace!
Carolyn Ann
Texas Charging Rape Victims For Rape Kits (VIDEO)
Now, Greg Abbott, the Attorney General has decided that Texas law enforcement needs to charge rape victims for the rape kits. He pleads that it the state paying, via the State's fund for such things, would make the fund go bankrupt. His answer: get the victim to defray costs!
Such a wonderful, Republican idea. (In case you were wondering - Mr Abbott is a Republican. He also argued for the Ten Commandments in front of the US Supreme Court. I'm not 100% on the Ten Commandments, but I'm sure it's in there: Thou shalt charge thy State's Rape victims for the criminal act against them.
What a disgrace!
Carolyn Ann
Texas Charging Rape Victims For Rape Kits (VIDEO)
Just another example of the wonderful "user pays" philosophy, so beloved of the Right, in action, it'd seem! Hmm, I wonder if they'll ever go so far as to follow the example of those countries that execute people, and then send the family of the deceased the bill for the bullet!
ReplyDeleteIs there a relation between the size of the state and the likelihood that they will want to do this? Between the political orientation of the state's governor and the likelihood? Or the political aspirations thereof?
ReplyDeleteI bet he is a good xtian too! What a terrible idea, the poor victim should not have to worry about anything. How about making the perpetrator pay for the kit?
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