Usually after getting raped, victims are in the market for many years worth of therapy, several self-defense courses to try to put the mind at ease, and possibly a splurge for various bolt-locks and security devices for the car and home. But for those getting raped in Wasilla, Alaska, then-Mayor Palin had another idea for how victims' should spend their money. In a stroke of evil genius, Palin decided to pass the cost of rape kits and forensic exams used to collect criminal evidence onto the victim. According to the Women's E-News, Alaska has the highest sexual assault rate in the nation. So, clearly the situation reeked of a small income opportunity. But those digging deeper suspect that callously taking advantage of a woman in her most tormented hour was not the only motive for Palin. Appeasing religious extremists may have been another (not that the two don't normally go together.) Some smart bloggers are connecting the dots. Hekebolos at Daily Kos suggests that the real reason why Palin refused to foot the rape bill was because the rape kits contained emergency contraception--a pregnancy prevention method opposed by the anti-abortion movement (along with all other forms of contraception for that matter.) The thinking being: not only would the city profit a little by charging the victims, so could Palin's career.