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> but because it's sexual assault, for whatever reason, it's very easy for some folks to sweep this under the rug Wow. Just wow. I get that resources are limi

> but because it's sexual assault, for whatever reason, it's very easy for some folks to sweep this under the rug Wow. Just wow. I get that resources are limited and they must prioritize. But to view sexual assault as a low-priority item is just sick.

jrs95 9y ago
Definitely. I can see not prioritizing it over anything that could immediately kill someone, but it (and any other criminal evidence) ought to be the very next thing on the list. And they've got the resources to handle those things. Perhaps part of the problem is how they're compensated based on how many beds they have and how many procedures they're performing etc
- Kalium 9y ago
  We're talking about a place that struggles to have a functional response to murder and fire.
  - grasshopperpurp 9y ago
    But, it's not just a problem with Detroit. It seems to be an issue everywhere. http://www.endthebacklog.org/ending-backlog/state-responses http://www.endthebacklog.org/ending-backlog/state-responses
    - Kalium 9y ago
      I don't know what the problem is other places. Detroit just has the kinda-somewhat-reasonable justification that they're struggling to provide the most basic of services.
      - jdietrich 9y ago
        Communities all over America are struggling to provide basic services. Detroit is an extreme case, but it isn't an edge case.
rectang 9y ago
Things would be different if there were more women in positions of power. Participation and representation are everything.
rsynnott 9y ago
It tends to be hard to prosecute; regardless of what the results from the kits are many of them won’t go forward. So, if the prosecutor is solely concerned with numbers of convictions, as some are, then they may very well treat this as low priority and concentrate on crimes where conviction is easier. This isn’t the way it should be, of course, but it’s what can happen given bad incentives.
eecc 9y ago
Considering how much the USA spends in weapons - both for its own campaigns around the world and donations to “friends” - it’s somewhat ridiculous that the countries’ state cannot scrape enough pocket change to contain delinquency and protect its own citizens at home
- QAPereo 9y ago
  The first thing makes money, the second just improves lives. Guess which is a priority in the halls of power?

jrs95 9y ago

Definitely. I can see not prioritizing it over anything that could immediately kill someone, but it (and any other criminal evidence) ought to be the very next thing on the list. And they've got the resources to handle those things. Perhaps part of the problem is how they're compensated based on how many beds they have and how many procedures they're performing etc

Kalium 9y ago
We're talking about a place that struggles to have a functional response to murder and fire.
- grasshopperpurp 9y ago
  But, it's not just a problem with Detroit. It seems to be an issue everywhere. http://www.endthebacklog.org/ending-backlog/state-responses http://www.endthebacklog.org/ending-backlog/state-responses
  - Kalium 9y ago
    I don't know what the problem is other places. Detroit just has the kinda-somewhat-reasonable justification that they're struggling to provide the most basic of services.
    - jdietrich 9y ago
      Communities all over America are struggling to provide basic services. Detroit is an extreme case, but it isn't an edge case.

rectang 9y ago

Things would be different if there were more women in positions of power. Participation and representation are everything.

rsynnott 9y ago

It tends to be hard to prosecute; regardless of what the results from the kits are many of them won’t go forward. So, if the prosecutor is solely concerned with numbers of convictions, as some are, then they may very well treat this as low priority and concentrate on crimes where conviction is easier. This isn’t the way it should be, of course, but it’s what can happen given bad incentives.

eecc 9y ago

Considering how much the USA spends in weapons - both for its own campaigns around the world and donations to “friends” - it’s somewhat ridiculous that the countries’ state cannot scrape enough pocket change to contain delinquency and protect its own citizens at home

QAPereo 9y ago
The first thing makes money, the second just improves lives. Guess which is a priority in the halls of power?