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400,000+ Rape Victims Wait in Vain Due to Funding Drug War Instead of Finding Rapists

Thu, Aug 27, 2009 - 2:10 pm — Thinking CAP

A terrible statistic: one in six women will be a victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime. But an even more shocking reality: A backlog in processing rape kits—crucial evidence in arresting violent predators—is delaying and sometimes denying justice for tens of thousands of American women.

This week, NOW travels to Los Angeles County to investigate why it has the country's largest known rape kit backlog. An internal audit found that more than 50 of their cases have already exceeded the 10-year statute of limitations on rape.

Be sure to read a related essay (before or after watching this video): U.S. to Rape Victims and Loved Ones, "We Care More About Hunting Down and Locking Up Every Last Drug User Than Your Alleged Rape."

Video Title: 
Justice Delayed

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This is beyond a crying shame! Instead of making our country great and putting our tax dollars to use by educating others, we waste it hunting down and imprisoning people who should not be in prison!

And the shockwaves of suffering due to this behavior reaches every other aspect of society.

More Links: 

http://PBS.org/ — PBS Website
http://www.pbs.org/now/ — NOW — Show that produced this video.
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/517/index.html — Justice Delayed — Web page with more information and many links to more information. You can also read and write comments about the show there if you'd like.