7th March 2007, 2:54 AM
I guess, but it wouldn't make the application of concept any less ridiculous.
There are many, many situations as a police officer where a gun or tazer is either improper, or impossible. There are times when they simply don't deter a suspect. Have you ever seen an episode of COPS? Each one features at least one instance of a suspect having to be wrestled to the ground and held there. A 130 pound woman is not going to be able to do this to a 200 pound man unless she's extremely lucky. There are many times when sheer physical prowess is necessary in active police duty, and that's why the profession should be restricted only to those who possess the proper physical makeup. Which, biologically, is going to be slanted in favor of males, because males are heavier and more muscular.
Same thing with the military. It's not just shooting. Military training, at least in the Army and Marines, involves a lot of close-quarters-combat training, in which physical strength plays a major role (because not all combat happens within optimal firing range), and especially in the Marines, the physical training is brutal, marching with a hundred pounds of pack on your back, etc. This again is not something a woman of average build is going to be able to accomplish nearly as well as a man of average build.
There are many, many situations as a police officer where a gun or tazer is either improper, or impossible. There are times when they simply don't deter a suspect. Have you ever seen an episode of COPS? Each one features at least one instance of a suspect having to be wrestled to the ground and held there. A 130 pound woman is not going to be able to do this to a 200 pound man unless she's extremely lucky. There are many times when sheer physical prowess is necessary in active police duty, and that's why the profession should be restricted only to those who possess the proper physical makeup. Which, biologically, is going to be slanted in favor of males, because males are heavier and more muscular.
Same thing with the military. It's not just shooting. Military training, at least in the Army and Marines, involves a lot of close-quarters-combat training, in which physical strength plays a major role (because not all combat happens within optimal firing range), and especially in the Marines, the physical training is brutal, marching with a hundred pounds of pack on your back, etc. This again is not something a woman of average build is going to be able to accomplish nearly as well as a man of average build.
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