Just had to share an article from a Newsletter another stalking victim shared with us

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Another stalking victim shared this from the RAINN Newsletter: She said she just had to share her Newsletter from the e-mail. This is good news!

Dear Friend,

The U.S. House of Representatives today followed the Senate in voting to renew the Violence Against Women Act and pass the SAFER Act, sending the legislation to the president to be signed into law. VAWA, which has helped reduce the level of sexual violence in the US, expired more than a year ago.

“Today’s vote to renew VAWA is a big victory for victims of sexual violence. This bill extends successful programs that have helped reduce rape in the US, while adding new protections for victims. It also incorporates the SAFER Act, which will help eliminate the backlog of untested DNA evidence from unsolved rape cases and take countless rapists off the streets,” said Scott Berkowitz, RAINN’s president and founder.

The bipartisan SAFER Act was led by Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Reps. Ted Poe (R-TX) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). It reallocates existing spending to ensure that more goes directly to testing cases. It also requires that states and cities that receive SAFER funds audit and publicly disclose their backlog for the first time.

VAWA, introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), passed the Senate earlier this month. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) was lead sponsor of the House bill. It renews dozens of anti-sexual violence and domestic violence programs, including funding for local services and training for law enforcement.

This is a huge step forward in the fight to end sexual violence, and has been the top priority for RAINN’s public policy staff for the last several years. Thank you for your support, which helped achieve today’s victories.

6 thoughts on “Just had to share an article from a Newsletter another stalking victim shared with us”

      • I’m still smiling about this newsletter. Indeed, there is hope. Maybe, just maybe, one day creeps will no longer have the power to call victims crazy and blame the innocent for the behaviors of the guilty. While I’ll always be a little bit angry over the fact I was made a scapegoat, evidence was ignored, and to this day, my stalker continues his effort to ruin my reputation, I do find comfort in knowing that those who support me — and that support victims in general — and those that know my heart will always know. The one thing that has been said to me so many times in the past year is that when victims of crime are blamed for not being “pro-active” enough or “keen” enough or “smart” enough, the statements of blame are a reflection of the people doing the blaming NOT the victims themselves. This is so true. Law enforcement needs the training — especially in my town. This newsletter brings so, so much hope.

        • Training, training, and more of the right training. And they need to follow the laws of whatever State they are in as well as the Federal laws.

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