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Bring Justice to Victims of Rape in California
Target: Mayor Villaraigosa
Sponsored by: Care2
Sponsored by: Care2
Although "rape kits," or victims' files containing DNA samples, interviews, photographs of injuries and other evidence, are standard for processing this horrible crime, they are often shelved and remain unexamined. Meanwhile, the perpetrators go unscathed with the potential to cause further harm to others.
The LAPD crime lab is desperately understaffed, with only 16 employees, compared to New York's 108 and Chicago's 52. More funding and more attention need to be given towards rape cases.
Only about 6 percent of rapists ever serve any jail time. But the experience of rape stays with the victims forever. They should not be left to suffer in vain.
A victim of rape is more than just a case number. Tell Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa justice needs to be served. The LAPD needs to tackle the backlogged rape kits today and fulfill the promise made to the victims. Act now to make rape prosecution a reality.
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# 5,500:
1:15 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Tabatha Sutherland, Canada
# 5,499:
12:55 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Crystal Castro, California
# 5,497:
10:15 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Joan Martell, Connecticut
# 5,496:
10:09 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Traci Bruce, Texas
# 5,495:
5:27 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Sheryl Deaton, Kentucky
# 5,494:
2:05 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Pete Conrads, Ohio
# 5,493:
10:51 am PDT, Aug 28,
Deborah Greymoon, Colorado
Remember that at least 2 out of every 5 women will be the victims of sex related violence in their lifetime. This is much too high. We cannot sit idly by while women are being harmed simply for being women. Please act now.
Remember that at least 2 out of every 5 women will be the victims of sex related violence in their lifetime. This is much too high. We cannot sit idly by while women are being harmed simply for being women. Please act now.
# 5,492:
7:26 am PDT, Aug 28,
Olivia Troup, Pennsylvania
# 5,491:
6:47 am PDT, Aug 28,
George Oliver III, Michigan
# 5,490:
6:03 am PDT, Aug 28,
Heidi Farmer, Michigan
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4:29 am PDT, Aug 28,
Name not displayed, Arkansas
# 5,488:
4:23 am PDT, Aug 28,
Jeremiah Ward, Florida
# 5,487:
11:50 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Loriann Gonzales, Texas
AS A SURVIVOR OF RAPE THIS IS A CAUSE THAT IS CLOSE TO MY HEART. WHEN I WAS 20 I WENT THROUGH THE WORST THING I EVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED AND IN THE END COULDN'T EVEN GET JUSTICE. INSTEAD OF MAKING THE POCKETS OF MAYORS, CITY MANAGERS, ETC... FATTER, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PUTTING MORE FUNDS TWARDS PROSECUTING THESE VIOLENT OFFENDERS. IN ADDITION I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE STATUTE SHOULD BE EXTENDED FROM 5 YEARS TO INDEFINATELY JUST LIKE MURDER. THE LAW BANS PEOPLE FROM BECOMING VIGILANTIES AND YET PUTS THEM IN THE POSITION OF EVEN MORE HELPLESSNESS. THIS IS UNFAIR AND CRUEL. SO PLEASE, PLEASE, ALLOCATE MORE FUNDS TO HELP US SURVIVORS.
AS A SURVIVOR OF RAPE THIS IS A CAUSE THAT IS CLOSE TO MY HEART. WHEN I WAS 20 I WENT THROUGH THE WORST THING I EVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED AND IN THE END COULDN'T EVEN GET JUSTICE. INSTEAD OF MAKING THE POCKETS OF MAYORS, CITY MANAGERS, ETC... FATTER, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PUTTING MORE FUNDS TWARDS PROSECUTING THESE VIOLENT OFFENDERS. IN ADDITION I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE STATUTE SHOULD BE EXTENDED FROM 5 YEARS TO INDEFINATELY JUST LIKE MURDER. THE LAW BANS PEOPLE FROM BECOMING VIGILANTIES AND YET PUTS THEM IN THE POSITION OF EVEN MORE HELPLESSNESS. THIS IS UNFAIR AND CRUEL. SO PLEASE, PLEASE, ALLOCATE MORE FUNDS TO HELP US SURVIVORS.
# 5,486:
7:48 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Melissa Ortega, California
# 5,485:
7:33 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Jarvis Garcia, Idaho
# 5,484:
7:15 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Nan Thurgate, California
# 5,483:
2:53 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Leslie McMahon, California
# 5,482:
1:57 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Jennifer Wilde, California
# 5,481:
1:48 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Sarah Hafer, California
# 5,480:
12:55 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Marianne A, Illinois
# 5,479:
12:46 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Sher Surratt, Ohio
# 5,478:
11:18 am PDT, Aug 27,
Nicci Faria, Nevada
# 5,477:
11:10 am PDT, Aug 27,
Ashley Scott, North Carolina
# 5,476:
9:54 am PDT, Aug 27,
Tracy Fleshman, Illinois
# 5,475:
2:06 am PDT, Aug 27,
Fulvia Marino, Italy
All I can say is that rape victims deserve justice and rapists have to be punished to the fullest in a civil society!
All I can say is that rape victims deserve justice and rapists have to be punished to the fullest in a civil society!
# 5,474:
10:10 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Terry Maroney, Texas
# 5,473:
9:29 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Sherilyn Jackson, California
# 5,472:
2:53 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Tyrah Davis, New York
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12:48 pm PDT, Aug 26,
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# 5,470:
12:13 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Bonnie Cline, Pennsylvania
# 5,469:
11:38 am PDT, Aug 26,
JoAnne Paxson, Colorado
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11:32 am PDT, Aug 26,
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# 5,467:
10:51 am PDT, Aug 26,
Sally Nohr, Wisconsin
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9:17 am PDT, Aug 26,
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Char Sokatch, Minnesota
# 5,463:
7:13 am PDT, Aug 26,
Lori Hood, Mississippi
# 5,462:
6:24 am PDT, Aug 26,
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# 5,461:
5:16 am PDT, Aug 26,
Shawnamarie Murray MD, New Hampshire
i'm a victim of 3 rapes all by doctors all no prosecuted because law enforcement was too lazy...
i'm a victim of 3 rapes all by doctors all no prosecuted because law enforcement was too lazy...
# 5,460:
11:41 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Carpathia Wales, Texas
# 5,459:
7:46 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Name not displayed, Georgia
People who can commit such crimes are the bane of my existence. I know to many people who have to live with that everyday of their life. If I was in charge they would rot in prison or die, which ever they feared the most. I guess that sounds in human, but the people how do this are not human no matter what anyone says.No one can come up to me and say "its justifiable, excusable, or understandable." The only way I would believe that it is any of those things or close to it is if gob himself came down and told me so. Even then I would probably look at him and say "You may think so but guess what I don't and my opinion on the subject will not change. If that means I go to hell for it then I will! Gladly!" So when you bring it all together it not hard to guess what I think of this subject. I hope you believe in the same. If you don't then I feel sorry for you.
People who can commit such crimes are the bane of my existence. I know to many people who have to live with that everyday of their life. If I was in charge they would rot in prison or die, which ever they feared the most. I guess that sounds in human, but the people how do this are not human no matter what anyone says.No one can come up to me and say "its justifiable, excusable, or understandable." The only way I would believe that it is any of those things or close to it is if gob himself came down and told me so. Even then I would probably look at him and say "You may think so but guess what I don't and my opinion on the subject will not change. If that means I go to hell for it then I will! Gladly!" So when you bring it all together it not hard to guess what I think of this subject. I hope you believe in the same. If you don't then I feel sorry for you.
# 5,458:
7:38 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Sherry P, Ohio
# 5,457:
5:58 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Karen Lilburn, Canada
# 5,456:
5:22 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Michelle Brown, Virginia
# 5,455:
4:49 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Kevin Geoghegan, Connecticut
# 5,454:
1:42 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Chenoa Albertson, Minnesota
# 5,453:
1:42 pm PDT, Aug 25,
JOSETTE HAYNES, New Jersey
# 5,452:
11:52 am PDT, Aug 25,
Ann Sumpter, Tennessee
Rapists need to be brought to justice for the terrible crime they commit. As part of that process, "rape kits" must be examined, and not just tossed aside. Rape is a serious crime, and the criminals should NOT go unpunished. Being a rape victim myself, I know how it feels to be forgotten and left behind. We can no longer be left in the shadow. We need justice now!!!
Rapists need to be brought to justice for the terrible crime they commit. As part of that process, "rape kits" must be examined, and not just tossed aside. Rape is a serious crime, and the criminals should NOT go unpunished. Being a rape victim myself, I know how it feels to be forgotten and left behind. We can no longer be left in the shadow. We need justice now!!!
# 5,451:
11:50 am PDT, Aug 25,
Chantile Emerick, California
Rape is not only a memory, but a fear that it will happen again that 1 out of 3 women in the US live with everyday! The other 2/3 live with the constant fear that it can happen at any time, especially in LA where the crime lab is understaffed and rapists get away without any consequences! I have two good friends from college who where molested when they were children, and their rapists have never been brought to justice.
Rape is not only a memory, but a fear that it will happen again that 1 out of 3 women in the US live with everyday! The other 2/3 live with the constant fear that it can happen at any time, especially in LA where the crime lab is understaffed and rapists get away without any consequences! I have two good friends from college who where molested when they were children, and their rapists have never been brought to justice.