Whatever your personal views of Palin may be, the facts speak for themselves.
Crime statistics show one (1) reported rape in the city of Wasilla between the time Palin was elected and the time the law was changed. City financial records indicate no rape victim was billed for rape kits while Palin was mayor; women *were* charged in other cities in Alaska, including Juneau.
Although rape victims in Alaska are no longer billed for rape kits,
US World and News Reports reported this past February that rape victims continue to be charged for forensic exams in
Illinois, Georgia and Arkansas. This, despite
HB1814 , the bill sponsored by Obama in 2000. Obama's bill states that crime victims are entitled to compensation (that is, rape victims can file a claim to be reembursed for the charge of rape kits) IF the application is filed within 2 years of the crime, law enforcement officials were notified with 72 hours of the perpetration of the crime, the applicant cooperated fully with law enforcement officials, and the injury of the victim was not substancially attributable to his(her) own wrongful act, and was not provoked by the victim.
