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Omaha Steve

(99,727 posts) Wed Sep 9, 2015, 05:37 PM Sep 2015

Florida attorney general: Cut down rape kit testing backlog

Source: AP

By TAMARA LUSH

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says thousands of untested rape kits are sitting in the evidence rooms of law enforcement agencies across the state, though the exact number is anybody's guess.

During a news conference Wednesday at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Bondi called for more funding in the next state budget to process the sexual assault kits.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting a study on the number of untested kits and will present the findings to the Legislature in January. The state has committed over $300,000 for the study.

Backlogs for rape testing kits have been a nationwide issue in recent years.

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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/06735c56c95549838c17d237ef95ca90/florida-attorney-general-cut-down-rape-kit-testing-backlog

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Florida attorney general: Cut down rape kit testing backlog (Original Post) Omaha Steve Sep 2015 OP

Why not spend the $300,000 on processing rape kits instead os studying them? Vincardog Sep 2015 #1

I have seen this in other states also - what is going on jwirr Sep 2015 #2

They'd rather "protect" us by banning transgender women from women's restrooms Warpy Sep 2015 #3

Oh I get that but who is they? Cops? Test labs? jwirr Sep 2015 #4

All of the above Warpy Sep 2015 #5

Exactly. Thank you. jwirr Sep 2015 #6

there is no money going after rapists. Garion_55 Sep 2015 #7

not to mention, women are just not that important. niyad Sep 2015 #8

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)

1. Why not spend the $300,000 on processing rape kits instead os studying them?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 05:54 PM

Sep 2015

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

2. I have seen this in other states also - what is going on

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 05:58 PM

Sep 2015

with this? Who is holding these test up? This is a disgrace.

Warpy

(111,352 posts)

3. They'd rather "protect" us by banning transgender women from women's restrooms

Reply to jwirr (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 06:02 PM

Sep 2015

that process the rape kits necessary to track down and jail the men who are raping us.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

4. Oh I get that but who is they? Cops? Test labs?

Reply to Warpy (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 06:10 PM

Sep 2015

Counties?

Warpy

(111,352 posts)

5. All of the above

Reply to jwirr (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 06:12 PM

Sep 2015

Testing is underfunded, understaffed, and a low priority for everyone but women and you know we don't count.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

6. Exactly. Thank you.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 06:13 PM

Sep 2015

Garion_55

(1,915 posts)

7. there is no money going after rapists.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 06:36 PM

Sep 2015

cops make zero money catching rapists,quite the opposite a department has to spend valuable resources.

they'd rather be on the highways seizing peoples property. thats why pot busts are so important to them. its easy to say 'i smelled pot i had to search the vehicle' the proceed to bust you for any little thing and seize your property.

catching rapists just means helping people and there is no profit in that. thats why so many rape kits and cases go unsolved. and murders. and every other violent crime. no money in it.

niyad

(113,576 posts)

8. not to mention, women are just not that important.

Reply to Garion_55 (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 10, 2015, 12:30 PM

Sep 2015

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