Nobby_66
Vital Football Hero
Nibbles, your first paragraph hits my nail on the head and, weirdly, explains what I meant better than I did
As you rightly point out, to say men and women aren't equal could be taken the wrong way which is what I meant when I said only a few had the balls to say it (at the risk of being accused of sexism). My overriding point though was that this doesn't mean one is better than the other. Men and women are different, we're agreed on that clearly but sometimes those who want equality get the two mixed up.
As for the female PC, I will agree to a point Plenty of women do pass the course, in fact in The Met there is a very high number of female dog handlers. The test was devised to pick out those who can carry out the very physical tasks involved with doing the job. My argument would be, if the female PC can't pass the physical past of the selection process, will she be able to do the physical part of the job? It's an age old riddle that first reared its head in the army some years ago and One which will, no doubt, rumble on for years.
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As you rightly point out, to say men and women aren't equal could be taken the wrong way which is what I meant when I said only a few had the balls to say it (at the risk of being accused of sexism). My overriding point though was that this doesn't mean one is better than the other. Men and women are different, we're agreed on that clearly but sometimes those who want equality get the two mixed up.
As for the female PC, I will agree to a point Plenty of women do pass the course, in fact in The Met there is a very high number of female dog handlers. The test was devised to pick out those who can carry out the very physical tasks involved with doing the job. My argument would be, if the female PC can't pass the physical past of the selection process, will she be able to do the physical part of the job? It's an age old riddle that first reared its head in the army some years ago and One which will, no doubt, rumble on for years.
Just like this thread :6: