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And since when do we bill the victims for the investigation of crime? Look, I've worked as a prosecuting attorney, I know you don't always have all the resources you could want to prosecute a crime. But when it comes to a serious crime, like rape or murder, the state can and should pay all reasonable expenses to see that the crime is investigated and prosecuted. I see no reason why a rape kit shouldn't be included.
I'm not really sure what you're getting at, Cyn, I'll be honest. If it's just that rape kits cost money, well, sure, of course. So do police officers. But unless you think the investigation and prosecution of crime should be entirely privatized, I'm not sure why you think that the cost of a rape kit is so out of line.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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