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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!
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9:14 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Lisa Costello, Connecticut
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5:57 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Barbara Tucker, Florida
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Steven Heaver, New Jersey
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Elizabeth Lockley, Rhode Island
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12:28 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Jessie Bourke, Arizona
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Ana Silva, Illinois
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Caitlin Brooks, Michigan
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5:57 pm PDT, Jun 12,
Roxanne Smith, Michigan
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1:56 pm PDT, Jun 11,
Julie Moore, Washington
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8:41 pm PDT, Jun 8,
Fran Reyes, California
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Dawn O'donnell, New York
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10:13 am PDT, Jun 8,
MH PD, New York
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6:10 pm PDT, Jun 7,
Dustin Booska-moulton, Vermont
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Michael Rotcher, California
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1:58 pm PDT, Jun 7,
Christopher Dunham, Pennsylvania
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Bobbie Flowers, New York
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9:01 am PDT, Jun 5,
Scott Elliott, Idaho
# 5,894:
6:55 pm PDT, Jun 4,
Suresh Krishnamoorthy, Georgia
We cannot erase the memory of this horrible crime from the victims' minds, but we can bring the villains to justice. Please help the victims get some peace of mind.
We cannot erase the memory of this horrible crime from the victims' minds, but we can bring the villains to justice. Please help the victims get some peace of mind.
# 5,893:
6:06 pm PDT, Jun 4,
Toby Rane, California
# 5,892:
7:47 am PDT, Jun 4,
Ariel Bandara, California
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6:16 pm PDT, Jun 3,
Ralph Alvarez, New York
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Kathy Kahn, Wisconsin
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Nadia Knoblock, Pennsylvania
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Claire Vitucci, Idaho
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6:01 am PDT, May 29,
Nancy Pitkavish, Michigan
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6:42 pm PDT, May 26,
Christina Gray, California
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2:20 pm PDT, May 26,
Faith Staggs, Florida
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5:50 pm PDT, May 25,
Elisabeth Kelly, Maryland
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12:54 pm PDT, May 22,
Marnie Brew, New York
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4:34 pm PDT, May 19,
Lori Stefano, Washington
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5:12 pm PDT, May 17,
Janette Masi, Pennsylvania
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9:37 pm PDT, May 12,
Elizabeth Mcknight, Texas
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5:56 pm PDT, May 11,
Anna Meacham, Georgia
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11:16 am PDT, May 8,
Angela Werneke, New Mexico
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8:48 am PDT, May 8,
Carl Nylund, Missouri
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12:56 am PDT, May 8,
Saskia Birkinshaw, Australia
For victims past, present, and future.
For victims past, present, and future.
# 5,875:
1:09 am PDT, May 6,
Name not displayed, New York
# 5,874:
12:29 pm PDT, May 5,
Susie Foot, California
I watched a Frontline report on this subject a couple of weeks ago, and I was sickened by this news. A woman goes through the rape and then a humiliating 5 or 6 hours of intrusive rape-kit procedures, enduring it in the knowledge that it will put the rapist behind bars. Then she finds out that he never got caught because her kit was shelved for 11 years!!! Unless the perpetrator committed another rape and her kit would be instrumental in his prosecution, he would get off because of the statute of limitations. This is happening all across America, numbering in the hundreds in some cities and in the thousands in others. Please make funding available in Los Angeles, where the backlog is the one of the worst in the country, if not the worst.
I watched a Frontline report on this subject a couple of weeks ago, and I was sickened by this news. A woman goes through the rape and then a humiliating 5 or 6 hours of intrusive rape-kit procedures, enduring it in the knowledge that it will put the rapist behind bars. Then she finds out that he never got caught because her kit was shelved for 11 years!!! Unless the perpetrator committed another rape and her kit would be instrumental in his prosecution, he would get off because of the statute of limitations. This is happening all across America, numbering in the hundreds in some cities and in the thousands in others. Please make funding available in Los Angeles, where the backlog is the one of the worst in the country, if not the worst.
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12:24 am PDT, May 4,
Shanyin Amy Chang, California
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9:49 am PDT, May 3,
Name not displayed, New Hampshire
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8:01 pm PDT, May 2,
Beth Anderson, Arizona
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11:21 am PDT, May 2,
Tierney Grinavic, Maryland
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10:41 am PDT, May 2,
Doha Elleithy, Qatar
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10:23 am PDT, May 2,
Freya Hall, Florida
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2:00 pm PDT, May 1,
Jami Pankiewicz, Oklahoma
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7:49 pm PDT, Apr 27,
Maggie Ward, Texas
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10:56 am PDT, Apr 27,
Jackie Charbonneau, Canada
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2:12 pm PDT, Apr 21,
Charley Hooper, Canada
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10:30 am PDT, Apr 21,
Selina Schecroun, Virginia
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7:30 am PDT, Apr 21,
Saren Nelson, ADN,LPC, Oregon
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11:32 am PDT, Apr 20,
Carolyn Holmes, New York
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7:55 pm PDT, Apr 18,
Pamela Beard, California
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9:08 am PDT, Apr 16,
Lynne Banta, California
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5:15 pm PDT, Apr 15,
Jamie Lee, California
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3:01 am PDT, Apr 14,
Jon Corlett, Florida
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1:45 pm PDT, Apr 13,
Bevyn Lowe, Connecticut
# 5,855:
4:23 am PDT, Apr 13,
Lois Upson, Florida
Protect womans rights in Califorina rape cases.
Protect womans rights in Califorina rape cases.
# 5,854:
4:32 pm PDT, Apr 12,
Camila Arce, Canada
# 5,853:
8:17 pm PDT, Apr 11,
Andrea Schnitzler, Rhode Island
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7:46 pm PDT, Apr 11,
Manuela Rodrigues, New Jersey
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7:55 am PDT, Apr 10,
Louise J Bowles, California