Testing Justice: Rape Kit Backlog in Los Angeles City & County

Women who report being raped are asked to undergo a lengthy, extensive examination to collect DNA and other physical evidence that might identify their attacker, corroborate testimony about the assault, or connect their case to other rape crime scene evidence. The resulting collection - called a rape kit - is then booked into police evidence. Human Rights Watch analyzed data from the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, and Los Angeles County's 47 independent police departments, and found that as of March 1, 2009, there were at least 12,669 untested rape kits sitting in storage facilities. More: http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/03/31/us-los-angeles-county-should-test-thous...

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[agrus001]

Why is there a statute of limitations on rape anyway? A rapist can begin in his early teens and keep on until his 60s!! They must be held accountable for every offense. Rape victims deserve better.

[SubmarinerAndroid]

Cops don't care about people.

[BattlingTheBacklog]

Check out the opening clip to my new documentary on this topic, Battling the Backlog, with an interview from a victim, on my channel

Also, please like us on Facebook by searching "Battling The Backlog"

[Ariegiggles]

@agrus001 ABSOLUTELY.

[MeSsiMuZic]

ok people who jump to a conclusion here hearing someone telling you something without any profe. i do not see one single official admitting the said, nor i see an interview with officials as in investigative journalism is done, i do not see one single evidence of what the narrator claims, i do not see any facts in this slideshow. so what is it we see and hear. if you acuse someone of doing something without the evidence, how do we call that...wait, let me think.. L.I.E. enjoy your freedom

[giveitwords]

and that's only 1 county. There should be no statute of limitation. Kits should be tested throughout U.S. on an ongoing basis in less than a month. Exoneration expedited for the wongly accused & swifter justice for victims. My opinion-serial rapists & pedophiles should take a permanent nap, death swifter than 10-20+ yrs. Serial rapists & pedophiles are not ever "cured". So much for "and justice for all" when the perpetrator walks or gets 3 square meals a day.

[RareAirSupply]

@oktay777 whats a "teeth cunt"?

[oktay777]

konock out 68 , your a twat , theres no other way of describing you , il rape your mother and shit in her mouth then she can pluck my arse hairs with her teeth cunt

[oktay777]

lmaoo, me and robechu had the title of being ugly in and out , but you mate have taken it to an extreme , if we dont have atractive women and shit , then i feel sorry for what you have ahahahahah take it eazy mate

[knockout68]

Wait, I spoke too soon...OKTAY777, CHIZZY555 AND HOTTRINILNDIANGIRL are fucking ugly assessed pieces of shit. They should rub weenies together and that's where I come in to pour acid on their raw flesh as they scream in pain. Then I chop off the little weenies and shove em down the diseased throats. My goodness, the little boys hate the ladies because they don't attract them BECAUSE they are so unattractive. Bald or balding? Fat? Hairy, impotent dicks? Hmm...recipe for self hatred.

[HotTriniIndianGirl]

Most women love to be raped actually.

[knockout68]

Yo Yo OKTAY777 and CHIZZY555.....you ugly assessed pieces of shit. It's painfully obvious that you cannot get an attractive woman or any woman because you are so fucking ugly inside and out. Now, what I would do to you is cut off your fucking 1/4" smelly hairy dick and shove it down your throats while pouring acid on the gaping wound. Working at Target or having low paying jobs like the 2 of you have, again it's painfully obvious from your IQ level, you become angry little boys. Pity.