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kdmorris

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4. I wonder if that differs by reservation.. probably not

Reply to Starry Messenger (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 08:45 AM

Mar 2013

since it's a DOJ report.

I saw them trying to strip that out... yikes - what assholes. I'm not saying that all victims of domestic/sexual violence don't need help, but it seems like it's an epidemic on the reservations.

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Sexual violence scars Native American women [View all] Starry Messenger Mar 2013 OP

k and r niyad Mar 2013 #1

I watched a show on Current called "Rape on the Reservation" kdmorris Mar 2013 #2

This article reports that the DOJ has statistics that 86% of the rapes are committed by non-native Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #3

I wonder if that differs by reservation.. probably not kdmorris Mar 2013 #4

Yeah, that seemed like an exceptionally low thing to do, even for House Reps. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author The Advocate2013 Apr 2013 #6

Wow! Sounds both interesting and worthwhile. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #7

About the hate crime aspect ... Lunacee_2013 Apr 2013 #8