Both political parties in the Antigua have used the recent rape during a robbery and home invasion of Antiguan Senate President Hazelyn Francis, to espouse their views on violent crime. While both parties, the Antiguan Labour Party and the moderate National Movement for Change, have denounced the attack on the Senator, and have united in the demand that security be created for Hazelyn Francis who was known to have lived alone, both have used the opportunity to espouse their solutions to crime on the island nation of 70,000. The National Movement for Change stated that even more vital than catching and punishing the perpetrator was the need to address the root causes of violent crime, unemployment and the unequal land ownership on the island. Gail Christian, a senator in the Antiguan Labor party, attacked the government’s decision to reorganize the police force and demanded that money be allocated for modern forensic equipment to better identify and catch perpetrators.