You'd never charge the victim of a robbery for the cost of taking fingerprints, and you wouldn't charge the family of a murder victim for DNA tests. Sarah Palin however was a champion of what has come to be called the "Rape Tax", charging rape victims for their own rape kits. No seriously, she charged victims for their rape kits!!!
In 2000, Alaska lawmakers learned that rural police agencies had been billing rape victims or their insurance companies $500 to $1,200 for the costs of the forensic medical examinations used to gather evidence. They quickly passed a law prohibiting the practice.
Apparently, the rape tax raised up to $14,000 to cover those expenses. While that's sickening in itself, it's just $10,000 less than Sarah Palin spent on her government car:
Ms. Palin ordered city employees not to talk to the press. And she used city money to buy a white Suburban for the mayor's use - employees sarcastically called it the mayor-mobile.
I suppose if you're a conservative without a conscience, there's no reason not to get get a car for yourself, and while you're at it, why not tax rape victims to offset the cost? That money's got to come from somewhere. Maybe if you've already incurred over $20 Million in debt it's just tough to get more loans.
Note: This was a big enough problem, that the US Senate later passed a bill that repealed the Palin Rape Tax. Biden and Obama were co-sponsors.