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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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We signed the “Bring Justice to Victims of Rape in California” petition!
# 5,557:
10:08 pm PDT, Sep 4,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
All survivors of sexual assault, rape and abuse deserve to be protected and have their rapists held accountable for their crimes.
All survivors of sexual assault, rape and abuse deserve to be protected and have their rapists held accountable for their crimes.
# 5,556:
7:38 pm PDT, Sep 4,
Elisa Minakis, Canada
# 5,555:
12:50 pm PDT, Sep 4,
John Cuda, Pennsylvania
# 5,554:
6:46 am PDT, Sep 4,
Charles Hale, California
# 5,553:
1:08 am PDT, Sep 4,
Joseph Nelson, Washington
# 5,552:
10:29 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Raw Rii, Arizona
# 5,551:
9:39 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Billie Menier, Louisiana
# 5,550:
9:05 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Eric Arevalo, New York
# 5,549:
4:23 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Denise R. Be Cotte, California
# 5,548:
4:22 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Gene Labovitz, California
# 5,547:
12:45 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 5,546:
11:13 am PDT, Sep 3,
Marisol Ybarra, Illinois
# 5,545:
7:40 am PDT, Sep 3,
Marcie Lawrence, Washington D.C.
# 5,544:
7:27 am PDT, Sep 3,
Katryna Anderson, Virginia
# 5,543:
5:44 am PDT, Sep 3,
Benjamin Chadwick, Ohio
# 5,542:
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5:14 pm PDT, Sep 2,
Kate Gibbs, Illinois
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# 5,541:
2:16 pm PDT, Sep 2,
Roman Soiko, New Jersey
# 5,540:
12:24 pm PDT, Sep 2,
Cheryl Zellmer, Virginia
This issue needs to be taken more seriously by men as well. Consider how an attack on your mother, sister, daughter or wife would effect you. Also, women are not the only ones being raped. Males and children are also assaulted in this horrific manner.
This issue needs to be taken more seriously by men as well. Consider how an attack on your mother, sister, daughter or wife would effect you. Also, women are not the only ones being raped. Males and children are also assaulted in this horrific manner.
# 5,539:
12:05 pm PDT, Sep 2,
Kelly Teuscher, New York
As a victim myself, and since my own case was closed, I feel a particular tie to this petition. I realize that funds are tight however I feel that funds are not being allocated appropriately. I feel that there is something wrong with society when we give millions of dollars to a college professor to study deformed frogs and yet millions of men and women are denied the justice that they need and deserve.
As a victim myself, and since my own case was closed, I feel a particular tie to this petition. I realize that funds are tight however I feel that funds are not being allocated appropriately. I feel that there is something wrong with society when we give millions of dollars to a college professor to study deformed frogs and yet millions of men and women are denied the justice that they need and deserve.
# 5,538:
6:56 am PDT, Sep 2,
Name not displayed, Texas
Sitting 3 monts in jail for driving without a licence, no jail time for raping little girls? Where is the justice America???
Sitting 3 monts in jail for driving without a licence, no jail time for raping little girls? Where is the justice America???
# 5,537:
4:11 am PDT, Sep 2,
Phillip Metzger, New York
# 5,536:
8:44 pm PDT, Sep 1,
Rachel Hinton, New York
# 5,535:
6:51 pm PDT, Sep 1,
Name not displayed, California
# 5,534:
5:57 pm PDT, Sep 1,
Angel Ortiz, Puerto Rico
# 5,533:
4:53 pm PDT, Sep 1,
Barbara Singer, Illinois
# 5,532:
4:08 pm PDT, Sep 1,
Jen Salome, Arizona
# 5,531:
11:42 am PDT, Sep 1,
Name not displayed, Arizona
Rapists should be behind bars. Women deserve justice!!
Rapists should be behind bars. Women deserve justice!!
# 5,530:
11:18 am PDT, Sep 1,
Sarah Fe, Texas
# 5,529:
11:06 am PDT, Sep 1,
Roberta Claypool, Florida
# 5,528:
9:58 am PDT, Sep 1,
Taunya Canaday, South Carolina
# 5,527:
9:51 am PDT, Sep 1,
Bert Newsom, Illinois
# 5,526:
9:43 am PDT, Sep 1,
,judy Collard, Texas
# 5,525:
9:22 am PDT, Sep 1,
Karen Campbell, California
# 5,524:
8:44 am PDT, Sep 1,
Sharon S Bailey, Texas
# 5,523:
8:14 am PDT, Sep 1,
Sue Holtz, Colorado
# 5,522:
8:13 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Sarena Davis, Alabama
If one of your loved ones was a victim, wouldn't you want the rapist to be brought to justice?
If one of your loved ones was a victim, wouldn't you want the rapist to be brought to justice?
# 5,521:
7:49 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Margaret Murray-Bradshaw, Illinois
# 5,520:
6:47 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Laura Rinaldo, New York
# 5,519:
5:32 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Grace T., Pennsylvania
# 5,518:
5:04 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Carol Evans, New York
# 5,517:
3:58 pm PDT, Aug 31,
George Walberg, West Virginia
# 5,516:
3:04 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Name not displayed, New York
# 5,515:
2:55 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Mel Sinclair, Texas
# 5,514:
2:25 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Name not displayed, California
# 5,513:
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8:21 am PDT, Aug 31,
Jennifer Seman, Texas
An increase in staffing for those that handle victims of rape and the subsequent investigations would be a step in the right direction. I urge you to consider this. |
# 5,512:
5:34 am PDT, Aug 31,
Yvonne Davidson, Illinois
# 5,511:
1:19 am PDT, Aug 31,
MARK SALAMON, Massachusetts
# 5,510:
10:24 pm PDT, Aug 30,
Kaylyn Zieg, Missouri
# 5,509:
9:45 pm PDT, Aug 30,
Name not displayed, California
# 5,508:
5:24 pm PDT, Aug 30,
Katie Pollak, Florida
# 5,507:
5:00 pm PDT, Aug 30,
Brenda Lavallee, Canada
# 5,506:
4:08 pm PDT, Aug 30,
Deborah Key, Tennessee
# 5,505:
10:23 am PDT, Aug 30,
Sania Parekh, Texas
# 5,504:
9:40 am PDT, Aug 30,
Donna Adkins, North Carolina
# 5,503:
5:19 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Jeanne Marie Rourke, Massachusetts
I was molested and raped as a child and teen the man never was prosecuted and went on to molest other children . Iwas nine years old when it happned and I'm still in therapy because of it . I'm 50 --YOU NEVER GET OVER IT!It's scarred into your memory /very being / flashbacks how come they get off and we get a life sentence???????????What is wrong with this picture ????????????????/
I was molested and raped as a child and teen the man never was prosecuted and went on to molest other children . Iwas nine years old when it happned and I'm still in therapy because of it . I'm 50 --YOU NEVER GET OVER IT!It's scarred into your memory /very being / flashbacks how come they get off and we get a life sentence???????????What is wrong with this picture ????????????????/
# 5,502:
5:10 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Akasha Eegenes, California
# 5,501:
5:06 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Aria Kama, California
as a survior of rape incest and molestation, if you can intercept a protest of LAX employees then why can't you do more for rape victims, i think you need a come back, while working with youth 90% of my case load have been abuse...ask the immigrants as well
as a survior of rape incest and molestation, if you can intercept a protest of LAX employees then why can't you do more for rape victims, i think you need a come back, while working with youth 90% of my case load have been abuse...ask the immigrants as well