What a sad and scary story from Atlanta, GA yesterday. A nasty lunatic about to be convicted of rape and kidnapping, grabs a gun from a petit, female, deputy sheriff and shoots and kills three people--including the judge--during his escape.
Of course, my comments on the incident are limited by the information that has been reported in the press. I know that it's quite possible that some of it is innacurate, and that more will be revealed, and that things may turn out to have been different than we now think. But...
Can we please abolish political correctness and speak honestly to one another? I have no doubt that men and women can both do most jobs. But, to deny that there are differences between men in women and between their capabilities in individual circumstances is to deny the reality of the world staring you in the face.
Size, strength and capacity to defend one's self are critical for a police officer, a soldier, a jail guard and a bailiff. Isn't it likely that the maniac in Atlanta had an easier time making his escape because of who was assigned to guard him?
I work in busy, urban criminal courts every day. I know how difficult, dangerous and unpredictable the job can be and the prisoners are. I also know that some of the most professional and effective court officers I work with are women. And, that some of the men are pretty incompetent. But, I would always choose the beefy-guys to guard the most likley dangerous prisoners (men or women), if I had my choice.
Call it what you want (or, me what you want), but I speak of what I know.
If we can't honestly question whether a petite female should have been escorting this GA defendant around the courthouse than we have some serious problems in our culture.
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