Palin blocked efforts to tackle rape epidemic in Alaska

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Alaska leads the nation in reported forcible rapes per capita, according to the FBI, with a rate two and a half times the national average – a ranking it has held for many years. Children are no safer: Public safety experts believe that the prevalence of rape and sexual assault of minors in Alaska makes the state's record one of the worst in the U.S.

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Current and former officials from Palin's administration confirmed that an ambitious plan to tackle the crisis has apparently sunk into doldrums after arriving at the governor's office.

"When it comes to violence against women and children. . . we haven't been on her radar as a priority," said Peggy Brown, executive director of the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

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Some members of Palin's administration were focused on the issue of sexual violence. Officials in the Department of Public Safety were devising an ambitious, multi-million-dollar initiative to seriously tackle sex crimes in the state, but Palin's office put the plan on hold in July.

Days later, Palin fired its chief proponent, Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan, after he declined to dismiss a state trooper Palin accused of threatening her own family members.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5804581&page=1

[MrsCat 6]

I dunno, if its that I read this before finishing my cup of coffee, but the plan she "put on hold" really creates no deterrence to reduce violent sexual offenses, rather would be a fast track to lay charges and move forward with an expedited trial. That has nothing to do with actually deducing Alaska's violent sexual crimes. That has to do with punishing sexual crimes.

So really the title should be Palin slowed efforts to punish rapists more quickly.

I dunno maybe I missed something. As it stands in my mind according to this article, no one in Alaska seems to have an approach to actually reduce violent sexual offenses.

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Deterrence works. She impeded deterrence.

[MrsCat 6]

Deterrence works. She impeded deterrence.

- I dunno, if I recall from my criminology class a million years ago, it doesn't really work. But maybe that's in Canada - we're soft on crime. What we think is deterrence here is play-school in the US. Maybe your deterrence works.

I have it - Alaska should hire Joe Arpaio

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Maybe your deterrence works.

Yeap, that's why we have such a lower crime rate than you do!

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Deterrence works.

Ah yes, maybe deterence as defined in Saudi Arabia... If our definition of "deterrence" was effective, please tell me then why do we have so many repeat offenders in almost all categories of crimes...

Edited September 16, 2008 by fwaguy

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Palin is pure evil but she still is more qualified than Obama.

[MrsCat 6]

Maybe your deterrence works.

Yeap, that's why we have such a lower crime rate than you do!

- ah yes in bus beheading category - Canada is such a failure.

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Deterrence works. She impeded deterrence.

Ah yes, maybe deterence as defined in Saudi Arabia... If our definition of "deterrence" was effective, please tell me then why do we have so many repeat offenders in almost all categories of crimes...

Why do you want to coddle criminals?

What is your fvcking problem?

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Deterrence works. She impeded deterrence.

Ah yes, maybe deterence as defined in Saudi Arabia... If our definition of "deterrence" was effective, please tell me then why do we have so many repeat offenders in almost all categories of crimes...

Why do you want to coddle criminals?

What is your fvcking problem?

Who me? Do you lack reading comprehension skills? I don't have a fvcking problem... Our deterrence system is a failure... it needs to be strengthened for it to work... that is something I can support

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Deterrence works. She impeded deterrence.

Ah yes, maybe deterence as defined in Saudi Arabia... If our definition of "deterrence" was effective, please tell me then why do we have so many repeat offenders in almost all categories of crimes...

Why do you want to coddle criminals?

What is your fvcking problem?

Who me? Do you lack reading comprehension skills? I don't have a fvcking problem... Our deterrence system is a failure... it needs to be strengthened for it to work... that is something I can support

And you support strengthening deterrence by condoning Palin's efforts to block deterrence?

You're just a criminal coddler. Or maybe you have a special place in your heart for rapists.

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And you support strengthening deterrence by condoning Palin's efforts to block deterrence?

You're just a criminal coddler. Or maybe you have a special place in your heart for rapists.

Are you sure your are reading correctly?... I said nothing about what Palin did or did not do... My comment was only about the effectiveness of the current state of deterrence as defined in the USA....

Edited September 16, 2008 by fwaguy

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And you support strengthening deterrence by condoning Palin's efforts to block deterrence?

You're just a criminal coddler. Or maybe you have a special place in your heart for rapists.

He idiot... I said nothing about what Palin did or did not do... My comment was only about the effectiveness of the current state of deterrence as defined in the USA....

When will people like you be happy? I bet only when criminals and rapists have victimized every last American.

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Isn't it novel that Palin actually has a record that can be examined? Obama's record? Where?

Again, why all this attention paid to the second banana on the ticket?

You know why, dontcha?

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ps. fwaguy - i'm just messin' dude.