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alansmithee · 03-17-2005, 11:41 AM

If there is no difference between the physical capabilities of the sexes, why is domestic abuse any different from assault and battery? I don't know if Coulter is right about this specific case, but I know I would feel better if there was a male police officer present. I remember around 5 years (maybe longer) there was a show on 20/20 about the difference between the sexes. In Philadelphia (IIRC, it's been awhile) the fire department was not getting enough female firefighters. Why? Because one of the requirements was the ability to lift 150lbs over your shoulder. So what did they do? Changed that to the ability to drag the same weight. They also changed procedure so that instead of carrying people out of a fire, they would be DRAGGED.

Why is the idea that men in general are better at doing certain physically intensive tasks so offensive to the left?

03-17-2005, 11:41 AM	#27 (permalink)
alansmithee Junkie	If there is no difference between the physical capabilities of the sexes, why is domestic abuse any different from assault and battery? I don't know if Coulter is right about this specific case, but I know I would feel better if there was a male police officer present. I remember around 5 years (maybe longer) there was a show on 20/20 about the difference between the sexes. In Philadelphia (IIRC, it's been awhile) the fire department was not getting enough female firefighters. Why? Because one of the requirements was the ability to lift 150lbs over your shoulder. So what did they do? Changed that to the ability to drag the same weight. They also changed procedure so that instead of carrying people out of a fire, they would be DRAGGED. Why is the idea that men in general are better at doing certain physically intensive tasks so offensive to the left?