Obama's Negligence On Critical Rape Issue

Given that as Jim Geraghty reports, the Left wants to hang then Mayor Sarah Palin for what amounts to a few rape kits in Wasilla while she was Mayor ... why is it that it finally fell to two Republican Illinois State Senators to pressure Obama's man Blagojevich in 2005 to resolve an issue that dates well back to when Obama was also an Illinois State Senator? It was widely reported in 2003 that perhaps thousands of rape kits in Chicago were not being processed at all.

December 11, 2003 -- A group of women in Chicago has banded together to address a mounting backlog of untested rape kits at the Illinois State Police Crime Lab. The Women's DNA Initiative announced their plans on Sunday in the Chicago Tribune to raise as much as $1 million to have the rape evidence tested at private firms. Shortly thereafter, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich vowed to find $3 million in the state's budget to address the three-year backlog of some 1,500 rape kits, the Tribune reports.

A pretty thorough search indicates John Edwards even brought the general issue up in the Democrat's primary. Obama offered no position at all. Yet, his home state still apparently has thousands of untested rape kits. It seems to me Obama was no where to be found on the issue while back in Chicago and didn't care about rape kits at all until it became a means of attack on Governor Palin. This is hardly an issue Obama would want to talk about if you ask me. Or maybe the media should ask him what he did to address this issue during all those years he was present back in the Illinois State House. Don't hold your breath on that one.

From first link above:

Sen. Kirk Dillard and Rep. Patti Bellock--both Republicans from Hinsdale who sponsored the law requiring the yearly reporting--called on Blagojevich to change the report on the backlog to reflect the number of cases in Chicago.

Comments

[WAHOO WILLIE]

Damn, too bad edwards couldn't sue somebody. Maybe we could have victims in NC not have to pay for evidence kits.....oh and the law wont waste time with finger prints after a break in here either. But I was surprised that Illinois charges victims and has this big old backlog of evidence. What they need is a really good community organizer or a state senator who's interested in victim rights. Hmmmmm. Does anyone else find it...odd....that everytime the Obamedia opens a can of worms some slither onto their own guy?

[robert fredson]

The sad fact is that many rape "victims" are there in the first place due to irresponsible actions on their part. This might not sound like a nice thing to say, but it is a fact.

Taxpayers should never be charged for irresponsible actions of private individuals, and I think (then) Mayor Palin and her police chief had exactly the right instincts on this one. It bodes very well for real reform in '09.

[Lala]

Yes, the police should only investigate crimes where the victim is wholly innocent -
forget about murdered prostitutes
ignore drunks who get mugged
anyone who gets robbed after midnight deserves it for being out so late
bicycle riders who ride in heavy traffic deserve what they get
jaywalkers cause their own demise
women who wear provocative clothing are fair game for rapists, too bad for them
house burglarized? - your fault for not taking every precaution

[wahoowillie]

"The sad fact is that many rape "victims" are there in the first place......"

You're not serious, right? I actually heard a female say that when I was taking a class. Guess I'll sit back and watch these fireworks.

[Obamessiah™]

---The sad fact is that many rape "victims" are there in the first place due to irresponsible actions on their part. ---

"Victims"? Don't tell me, they were wearing clothes which were to provacative, the women had suggestive looks on their faces, too much bright lipstick? You shithead, your fucked-up attitude sounds awfully familiar, as in Saudi Arabia misogynist muslim familiar.

Get stuffed, asshole.

[dm60462]

They're only slighty quicker at processing Firearm Owner ID (the notorious "FOID") cards.