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Firearms Officer Wins Sex Discrimination Case Because Her Firearm Was Too Big For Her.
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Well this just about takes the biscuit, why isn't there certain qualifications a person should reach before being accepted in certain positions in the police service?
Well this just about takes the biscuit, why isn't there certain qualifications a person should reach before being accepted in certain positions in the police service?
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Say if a woman trains as a lifeguard, but all the current lifeguard on her stretch of beach are men, and because of that, she is forced to wear swimming shorts with no top...would you say that she had a right to complain?
It's the same thing.
Oh, and before any man says, "Phwoar...I wouldn't mind being saved by that", in my analogy, she looks like Anne Widdecombe.
Say if a woman trains as a lifeguard, but all the current lifeguard on her stretch of beach are men, and because of that, she is forced to wear swimming shorts with no top...would you say that she had a right to complain?
It's the same thing.
Oh, and before any man says, "Phwoar...I wouldn't mind being saved by that", in my analogy, she looks like Anne Widdecombe.
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From the article it appears the firearm handles can be adjusted...which kinda makes sense.
Also, this wasn't just about the guns being used. The complain was also about ill-fitting safety equipment (helmets and knee pads).
What it boils down to (from the upheld complaint) is that women who we're physically smaller than their male counterparts, were given arms and safety equipment which impeded them, so they had a harder job proving themselves than their male counterparts.
Seems fairly straightforward...but it would be interesting to hear from any firearms experts on AB who can confirm whether the grips on these particular handguns CAN be adjusted.
From the article it appears the firearm handles can be adjusted...which kinda makes sense.
Also, this wasn't just about the guns being used. The complain was also about ill-fitting safety equipment (helmets and knee pads).
What it boils down to (from the upheld complaint) is that women who we're physically smaller than their male counterparts, were given arms and safety equipment which impeded them, so they had a harder job proving themselves than their male counterparts.
Seems fairly straightforward...but it would be interesting to hear from any firearms experts on AB who can confirm whether the grips on these particular handguns CAN be adjusted.
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I can understand why the authority she is working for is going for a standard gun, for reasons of inventory control and cost, and that is fair enough.
But as I understand it the grip size of the Glock can be easily adjusted to accomodate smaller/medium hands, and in those circumstances, the failure by the authority to accomodate that is grounds for a case on gender discrimination grounds.
But as I understand it the grip size of the Glock can be easily adjusted to accomodate smaller/medium hands, and in those circumstances, the failure by the authority to accomodate that is grounds for a case on gender discrimination grounds.
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