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Call to publicise police investigations of ignored rape kits

Original: @ chris One of the ways most mentioned to help is to publicise, loudly and frequently, that police begin investigating t

A discussion is circulating about rape kits that were collected from victims but left untested in storage, with police only now beginning to investigate them. One widely suggested way to help is to publicise loudly and repeatedly that these investigations are underway, drawing attention to cases where victims' evidence sat ignored for years after the assaults.

Why now: Renewed attention on untested rape kits and how the public can support victims and accountability.

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• @ chris One of the ways most mentioned to help is to publicise, loudly and frequently, that police begin investigating the rape kits already collected after a rape. That sit ignored, in storage After being raped, strangers examine you and take evidence including DNA. Victims… · kevinrns@mstdn.social · 2

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