Of Arms and the Law

Navigation
About Me
Contact Me
Archives
XML Feed
Home


Law Review Articles
Firearm Owner's Protection Act
Armed Citizens, Citizen Armies
2nd Amendment & Historiography
The Lecture Notes of St. George Tucker
Original Popular Understanding of the 14th Amendment
Originalism and its Tools


2nd Amendment Discussions

1982 Senate Judiciary Comm. Report
2004 Dept of Justice Report
US v. Emerson (5th Cir. 2001)

Click here to join the NRA (or renew your membership) online! Special discount: annual membership $25 (reg. $35) for a great magazine and benefits.

Recommended Websites
Ammo.com, deals on ammunition
Scopesfield: rifle scope guide
Ohioans for Concealed Carry
Clean Up ATF (heartburn for headquarters)
Concealed Carry Today
Knives Infinity, blades of all types
Buckeye Firearms Association
NFA Owners' Association
Leatherman Multi-tools And Knives
The Nuge Board
Dave Kopel
Steve Halbrook
Gunblog community
Dave Hardy
Bardwell's NFA Page
2nd Amendment Documentary
Clayton Cramer
Constitutional Classics
Law Reviews
NRA news online
Sporting Outdoors blog
Blogroll
Instapundit
Upland Feathers
Instapunk
Volokh Conspiracy
Alphecca
Gun Rights
Gun Trust Lawyer NFA blog
The Big Bore Chronicles
Good for the Country
Knife Rights.org
Geeks with Guns
Hugh Hewitt
How Appealing
Moorewatch
Moorelies
The Price of Liberty
Search
Email Subscription
Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

 

Credits
Powered by Movable Type 6.8.8
Site Design by Sekimori

« House to vote today on DC bill | Main | Court considering rebriefing death penalty case »

Election getting foul already

Posted by David Hardy · 9 September 2008 09:23 AM

Facts: back in 2000, Alaska enacted a law barring police departments from charging victims for rape investigation kits. Sounds logical: if somebody shoots at me, I wouldn't expect to pay for the ballistics test. A reporter for a small town newspaper hunting for the "other side" interviews their police chief, who opposes the bill because the cost to the town is high, they like to bill the victim's medical insurance "when possible," and the offender ought to be made to pay the cost as restitution. OK, arguments, but you didn't convince me.

The significance of this: eight years later someone deduces that Sarah Palin (whom the reporter did not interview) was mayor of the town then and had hired that police chief. Title of posting: "Sarah Thinks Rape Victims Should be Charged for Their Own Rape Kits." Ending of it: "The more we learn about Sarah Palin, the more we learn about how corrupt she is."

(Click on the linked story or just click on it here to get the newspaper story).

UPDATE: did a quick google and found other postings such as "BREAKING: Palin Charged Rape Victims For Their Rape Kits??!!" "Sarah Palin Revictimized Rape Victims" etc.

· Politics

6 Comments | Leave a comment

jon | September 9, 2008 11:17 AM | Reply

stupid is as stupid does.

TJH | September 9, 2008 12:29 PM | Reply

Here's the thing: I bet I could make a whole laundry list of stupid laws in Alaska's statutes; where it could be argued that these "rob" funds from investigations of more serious crimes, such as forcible rape.

Bill | September 9, 2008 2:55 PM | Reply

The Dems are clawing at anything possible to try to tear down and discredit Palin or McCain. Must mean they are nervous. Good.

30yearProf | September 9, 2008 4:39 PM | Reply

Panic has stricken the Democrats and their lackeys in the press corps. The more they lie and exaggerate, the more people will vote FOR Palin in reaction (if the spotlight of truth continues to shine from the Bolgsphere).

Jim D. | September 9, 2008 9:35 PM | Reply

You didn't really expect the Obama-nation to play fair once they started losing, did you?

nope | September 13, 2008 8:16 PM | Reply

Eight years ago, complaints about charging rape victims for medical exams in Wasilla prompted the Alaska Legislature to pass a bill — signed into law by Knowles — that banned the practice statewide.

Leave a comment