Spiking is a major issue in the Bangor, to prevent it we ask that cup stickers be avalible if people want them to prevent spiking. We also ask that Rape kits be avaible for free to students. Rape is severely under-reported, and the process to report and have a rape kit done by the police is often invasive and can be uncomfortable as it's mostly males present for the whole process. Rape kits will give students a way to feel safer and for rape to be reported more frequently. These kits would also help LGBT+ members as study's have proven recently by Criminologist cases of rape for Gay men and Women who have been raped or assaulted is just as under reported if not reported less than rape on cis women and happens at a similar frequency as cis women..

More research needs to be done, but these kits would not just help women but LGBT+ people and would hold people accountable.  Another issue people face if they feel safe enough to go to authority's is there is backlog on rape kits done through them. While more often than not when they do get tested the DNA is to old and or destroyed this would help solve the issue on backlogged kits as it gives some relief to they system. It also gives a chance for students to come to terms and report in a more comfortable and supportive environment by their own means at their own disposal and can easily be sent in for test without using the police who are also severely understaffed. please push this through.

kindly,

Xavier Kirkpatrick