I have been listening to the Bob Grant program and he was discussing discriminatory policies with a caller. Bob mentioned something about how he walked out of a building one day and saw a female police officer standing about 5'4" or so and wondered to himself "What right does she have to be a police officer?"
Is he unaware that there is traning to be a police officer first? If the woman he mentioned wasn't capable of performing her duties, she wouldn't have made it through the academy. But because Mr Grant doesn't feel protected by a woman of that size, she should be denied the opportunity to serve....ureal!
I believe she has a right to pursue her dream of being a police officer provided she can make it through the hiring process, police academy, and field training program. Women officers are often better at resolving certain volatile situations because of their ability to communicate well. I've also come across a few who can whip some ass so it's foolish to underestimate anyone.
ReplyDeleteSo, the woman was 5'4", she went through the training and obviously can do the job. Why should her height cause her to lose an opportunity because someone else's biases and fears?
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