[...]Sarah Palin hired Charlie Fannon as the new Wasilla Chief of Police and said it was one of her best decisions as mayor. Fannon eliminated the forensic rape kits from the budget. Though the number of rapes weren’t reported, Fannon claimed it would save Wasilla taxpayers $5,000 to $14,000 a year.
When Eric Croft, a Democrat Legislator from Anchorage, learned of Wasilla’s policy, he drafted HB 270, which Governor Tony Knowles signed into law. The new law made it illegal for any law enforcement agency to bill victims or victims’ insurance companies for the costs of examinations to collect evidence of a sexual assault or determine if a sexual assault actually occurred.
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Wasilla Police Chief Fannon protested the new law stating it would require the city and communities to come up with more funds to cover the costs of the forensic exams. Really?
Now, in an inspired bit of culture jamming, there's a blogswarm going on in which people are making donations to Planned Parenthood in honor of Sarah Palin to highlight her anti-choice woman-hating ways. [The minimum donation is $5.]
I made a small donation in Palin's "honor" and asked PP to send the confirmation thank you card to John McCain's HQ at the following address:
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> McCain for President
> 1235 Clark Street
> 1st Floor
> Arlington, VA 22202
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Here's the link to the PP website if you want to get in on the fun (which you can do for as little as $5, tax deductible).
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