Reply #24: If they don't cover the cost, yes... [View All]

The problem is that all that happens is the state loses the VAWA funding so obviously advocates are worried that if they speak out too loudly, they may lose the funding.

They could, and should, put pressure on national organizations such as Legal Momentum and National Center for Victims of Crime to address the problem for them and merely demand enforcement.

The sad reality is that all too often "disbursement policies" of federal funds is left to the discretion of the states. That is where the problem lies. The states do at times pass laws that at least in their view supercede federal law. That apparently is not the case here. The requirement is absolute. No funding of rape kits = no VAWA funding.

At least, as posted below, TAASA responded. No one else has.