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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Failing Rape Victims The evidence collected from rape victims after they’ve been assaulted goes into something called a rape kit. It’s the product of a lengthy and uncomfortable examination process that, according to a recent report in the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-tofte30-2008jun30,0,979576.story?track=rss" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a>, far too often leads to nothing. Some 400,000 rape kits are sitting in storage, untested, right now. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080630_failing_rape_victims/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080630_failing_rape_victims/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Failing Rape Victims The evidence collected from rape victims after they’ve been assaulted goes into something called a rape kit. It’s the product of a lengthy and uncomfortable examination process that, according to a recent report in the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-tofte30-2008jun30,0,979576.story?track=rss" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a>, far too often leads to nothing. Some 400,000 rape kits are sitting in storage, untested, right now. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080630_failing_rape_victims/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080630_failing_rape_victims/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com