Some police departments have a policy of not arresting on some warrants when responding to a domestic violence or sexual assault call, because they don't want t

Some police departments have a policy of not arresting on some warrants when responding to a domestic violence or sexual assault call, because they don't want to discourage people calling about these kinds of cases just because they have a misdemeanor summons out or whatever. This seems like a very analogous situation: if rape kits can be used as evidence against the reporter, it will discourage anyone with minor criminal activity reporting rapes. This significant curtails a vulnerable population's access to law enforcement assistance and will advance a reputation that e.g. rape of sex workers will not be prosecuted.