Men’s work
In Iraq, in a move of horrendous stupidity, the powers that be have disarmed female police officers:
The Iraqi government has ordered all policewomen to hand in their guns for redistribution to men or face having their pay withheld, thwarting a U.S. initiative to bring women into the nation’s police force.
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Critics say the move is the latest sign of the religious and cultural conservatism that has taken hold in Iraq since Saddam Hussein’s ouster ushered in a government dominated by Shiite Muslims.
Disarming the police is, well, stupid.
Via Guav.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Hang on, I’m having trouble forming a comment at the moment. My brain seems to be exploding in a fit of white hot rage.
December 17th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
You don’t understand the minds of muslim men. It is difficult to rape and honor kill armed women. In a culture where men fear female genitalia as thoroughly as do muslim males it would be unthinkable for women in the general population to be allowed to see the efficacy of women being armed for the purposes of being regarded as fully human.