tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7521622166567805091..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Houston gets DOJ grant to analyze why old rape kits went untestedGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79296612868290487912011-05-24T05:33:58.820-05:002011-05-24T05:33:58.820-05:00I would really like your post .
Volvo XC90 Turboch...I would really like your post .<br /><a href="http://www.turbochargerpros.com/turboparts/Volvo/XC90/Turbocharger.html" rel="nofollow">Volvo XC90 Turbocharger</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10454547683918594607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56062759782615426572011-04-15T06:57:22.628-05:002011-04-15T06:57:22.628-05:00Not wanting to sound like a "me too" but...Not wanting to sound like a "me too" but Prison Doc (lol nickname) is totally right. Every kit with valid evidence should be taken into consideration. Even though yes, if they'd report it sooner, maybe it would make a bigger difference. <a href="http://www.investigations.com/" rel="nofollow">Private investigators n.y.</a> know that any evidence is good evidence, so they don't leave any stone unturned.Pauliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975595457556937189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87825066714384210002011-04-15T00:31:15.699-05:002011-04-15T00:31:15.699-05:00i agree audrey....plus of course i'm sure any ...i agree audrey....plus of course i'm sure any lab in the country could test a hell of a lot of those kits with that 200 large!rodsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30547059565582730692011-04-14T14:11:35.655-05:002011-04-14T14:11:35.655-05:00I think Linda Farstein is one of the best experts ...I think Linda Farstein is one of the best experts in this area. It is a crime that these rape kits go untested. It is a fact so many women do not report rapes because the police are considered ineffective and can be downright abusive toward the victim. So, wouldn't all these the kits untested be at least proof of that belief. It is a shame that taxpayers money has to be wasted on this study, instead of used to improve the system. Move forward and make those doing the work accountable...requiring accountability works everytime.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316183416545492160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41124018611029300312011-04-14T10:45:10.403-05:002011-04-14T10:45:10.403-05:00Watching testimony in the CJ hearings, I began to ...Watching testimony in the CJ hearings, I began to see a pattern, Houston DA, Sheriff depts, want laws ratcheted upwards. Didn't matter who was laying out the bill, if it increased the penalties they were in favor; if it used common sense and wanted treatment or judicial discretion they were opposed. I've also noticed how many grants are given to Houston, a lot. Yet they don't seem to be able to do the job. Makes you wonder how the ultra right (yes I'm using buzz words) Patrick & Huffman being "tuff on crime" will be paid for in the future and how they will be able to look their voters in the face and say, "More money, please."Texas Mavericknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90745198743155077782011-04-14T09:02:17.486-05:002011-04-14T09:02:17.486-05:00Homeless Cowboy, I'm in complete agreement wit...Homeless Cowboy, I'm in complete agreement with you. No apologies needed for going postal. More of us should follow your lead if we want integrity in government and the work force in general. Thanks for your post.Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78958577174931546142011-04-14T06:25:17.039-05:002011-04-14T06:25:17.039-05:00I find myself deeply saddened at the death of cogn...I find myself deeply saddened at the death of cognitive thought in our state infrastructure. Please tell me they are not really going to give these people 200,000 dollars to study themselves and find out why they didn't do their job. Ill take laziness and procrastination for 200,000 Alex. Whoaaa it's the Daily Double. They will of course need more money to finish phase 1 and will need 500,000 to begin phase 2. I wonder when it became lost on these folks that each of those rape kits is a real live female person in Texas who's life is on hold while they sit there wringing out their crying towels. Stand up boys and girls and DO YOUR JOB. I am so tired of the namby pamby whiny little babies crying about how hard it is to do thier job. They HAVA a job, be grateful for that and get busy. Sorry for going a little postal, but that really pisses me off.The Homeless Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004267716709384953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65784112386608460142011-04-13T21:45:10.574-05:002011-04-13T21:45:10.574-05:00why 200k i can tell you why now for free.
Most G...why 200k i can tell you why now for free.<br /><br />Most Govt Officials become completly STUPIDY once taking office.<br /><br />All common sense is removed immediately upon taking the oath!<br /><br />there you go!<br /><br />after all doesnt' take a rocket scientist to know that if you have room and room of old evidence ESPECIALLY in unclosed cases...it should all be examined with any new science that comes up that might result in a CLOSED CASE.rodsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23879444404174695812011-04-13T14:57:44.769-05:002011-04-13T14:57:44.769-05:00No need to test rape kits when shady ID can get yo...No need to test rape kits when shady ID can get you a conviction. It's all about the CONVICTION.Hook Em Hornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660612847019528535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70477636667987610362011-04-13T11:37:40.413-05:002011-04-13T11:37:40.413-05:00Well, I assume these rape kits have nothing to do ...Well, I assume these rape kits have nothing to do with prison rape. I was just using that issue as an example where we seem to be rewarding negligence or absolute failure to perform one's already constitutional obligations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3266097613429061532011-04-13T11:16:35.898-05:002011-04-13T11:16:35.898-05:00Obviously any kit containing valid evidence should...Obviously any kit containing valid evidence should be tested--but I'm curious as to what percentage are indeed helpful. The rape kits used in conjunction with the Safe Prisons Act are clearly designed for male-on-female vaginal penetration rape--not what we usually see in prison. And the test data is usually collected days after the fact, because there is often a big delay in reporting time.Prison Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651611135066437902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-92083610679295601242011-04-13T10:42:20.597-05:002011-04-13T10:42:20.597-05:00While I am happy to see the kits now being tested,...While I am happy to see the kits now being tested, I'm quite upset that they are virtually being rewarded for their negligence up to this point. It's kinda like in Texas, in 2001, with the Safe Prisons Act. Correctional officers were already constitutionally obligated to protect offenders from assaults and sexual assaults while in custody. Now someone (or more than one person) has a guaranteed salary at what is probably a plush job doing what they should have already done. The DOJ seems to be adding an incentive to negligence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com