"Cody said a records search on Pirate at the time revealed 'numerous convictions for sexual assaults out of California and New Mexico.'"
We know law enforcement for rape is fraudulent and complicit in India, Africa, and Asian countries, among others. But mountains of evidence indicate it is not considered a serious, violent crime in the US either. Processing rape kits wasn't even a national issue until recently when enough women (a small number) took law enforcement positions of power and asserted our safety priorities. This is an example of why women must plan, work toward and take on leadership positions. Maybe our new legislature will vote yes on a second opportunity to pass a bill that requires holdout AK police departments to immediately get their shelved sexual assault kits tested. But we have to outvote all the rapists and sympathizers in Alaska in order to elect ourselves an honest, equal rights majority caucus in Juneau who will finally enact laws that women and children need.