How effective is public shaming? If people held protests in front of criminals homes and places of business do you believe that will affect a positive outcome?
Brock Turner’s Parents Fear For His Safety
Brock Turner was released from a California jail on Friday after serving only three months for sexually assaulting an unconscious 23-year-old woman at Stanford University.
Does your State have a backlog on Rape Kits? How are kits prioritized?
Victim’s age, race, gender, or how the investigators feel about the victim or attacker?
Victims have a life sentence. Read that again. Victims of sexual assault carry those events for the rest of their lives. We owe it to ourselves, to them, to get this right.
Shannyn Moore: Rape kit backlog reflects failure of justice in Alaska
Shannyn Moore is a radio broadcaster. You can hear her show, “The Last Word,” Monday through Friday 4-6 p.m. on KOAN 95.5 FM and 1080 AM and 1480 We Act Radio in Washington, D.C., and on Netroots Radio.The views expressed here are the writer’s own and are not necessarily endorsed by Alaska Dispatch News, which welcomes a broad range of viewpoints. To submit a piece for consideration, e-mail commentary(at)alaskadispatch.com.
