Former Fed Prosecutor Re: Palin: "past apathy to downright punishment of women for reporting rape"

[kpete]

Former Federal Prosecutor Speaks Out About Palin
by: Tania Tetlow
Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 15:17:01 PM EDT

When asked why we were attacked on 9/11, Sarah Palin answered because the terrorists hate our freedoms. While she has been derided for her lack of foreign policy experience, she may have come up with the most innovative program yet to deter terrorists: taking those freedoms away.

Just like many Middle Eastern countries, Mayor Palin punished the women of Wasilla for reporting rape. Her administration charged them substantial fees for the rape kits used to prove the crime. After being attacked, a Wasilla woman could look forward to being billed up to $1200 in return for a grueling forensic pelvic exam.

Sarah Palin has provided the ultimate example of why a female candidate is no substitute for a candidate who cares about women. Compare Palin and Biden's records on violence against women, an issue on which both sides normally agree. The political right may not always prioritize the cause, but it does not disagree that domestic violence is destructive of families and that rape is fundamentally wrong. Yet Palin sailed right past apathy to downright punishment of women for reporting rapes.

more at:
http://www.motleymoose.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=166
Sarah Palin's History of Indifference to Sexual Assault (basketfulls of stuff)
http://www.feministing.com/archives/011082.html

[Beaverhausen]

1. god- I didn't think I could dislike this woman any more but there you go

[LeftishBrit]

2. How utterly disgusting can one get?

[Forkboy]

3. I've only known her for 3 weeks and I'm already past the point of her suckiness surprising me.

:puke:

[Ian David]

4. I would bet money that either Todd or Track are serial rapists, and she does this to protect them.

Which also makes me wonder:

What if neither Bristol NOR Sarah are Trig's mother?

What are the odds that Trig's real mother is someone that either Todd or Track raped?

[Canuckistanian]

5. "To weed out the false accusations women make"

With Alaska having DOUBLE the national average of rapes and murders of women, you'd think they'd be more understanding of violence toward women.

Do Alaskan men not care about what happens to their wives, daughters and sisters?